A little late, but not too bad
night 3 and still going strong. i was unable to blog the other night because i was unable to get a hold of a computer, thats being homeless for you huh?
Tonight has been colder than usual, with the cloud cover gone, the rain has stopped but the cool air creeps in. Luckily, a friend of a friend dropped in with blanket. I have to admit, this among countless other acts of charity and kindness has far surpassed my expectations. Its not that i am a cynical person or anything i’m just impressed with the thoughtfulness of people.
However, It does make me think about those who are truly homeless, and how they face this problem but in a much more sever form.
It makes me think about the times where i couldn’t have thought twice about what they were going through. How hopeless and desperate it must feel to be in that position, to know that as night falls you have no place to call home, no warm meal waiting for you, and no family to look forward to.
For me, I know that there is an end to this all and it keeps my spirits up, but i think about how those on the streets must feel with no foreseeable end or exit to their suffering.
I’ve never considered myself to be one that has an extrordinary sense of empathy towards others. I feel like it is a weakness of mine, but tonight i think i know a sliver of the kind of desperation, and misery they feel. I think that ’sliver’ has helped me become something more.