How often do we drive by a man on the streets asking for money? Just the other day I drove through Chicago to a friends wedding. On the way I saw a young man half his teeth were missing, yet he could be hardly older then me. He was holding a sign saying he was homeless. We drove on by. Who is he, why is he on the streets at such a young age? Why doesn’t he go get an education or a job? What parents would let their kids be on the streets? All these are some of the many questions we think of. Why don’t we learn what happened. Lets stop making assumptions, were all guilty of this myself included. Instead we can learn what the real reason is, go learn their name let them share there story. The easiest thing we can do and the cheapest is talk with them. Learn their story, we all have a story so whats yours, whats theres? I encourage you to go out this week meet one person, they don’t have to be homeless but that be sweet if they were or even someone who sits alone every week in the cafeteria or local restaurant you go to alot. Let them talk about their life. Every story is important and when you put a face to an issue it becomes personnel.
