Raising awareness is always useful and it is laudable e.g. Movember or charity events etc. And I do believe that people spending a night on the street (albeit in their nice new cosy sleeping bags) is a worthwhile experience BUT has anyone actually asked a homeless person what they think?
Surely, spending a night or two out on the street, while knowing you have a home to go back to, AND the fact that this homelessness experience is of your choosing and when it ends, is also your choice, is in no way a peek into the life of a homeless person whose dilemma is not just about a physical shelter but addictions in some cases, safety (spending a night or two on the street in the company of co-workers with our mobilephones on the ready to dial for help if needed is not the same as being out there permanently with no protection, no help at hand etc), without any healthy food is the real dilemma, apart from the mental aspect, which can never be replicated. That constant feeling of hopelessness, helplessness in a society where we have the resources and means to do something about it but our politicians choose to do nothing, leaving individuals and charities to it. How on earth can anyone explain the large and growing number of homeless people on our streets, in our so-called developed nations???!
Absolutely pathetic!
Society really must change. We can do so much more, to help the unfortunate in our society. It doesn’t matter whether or not it is a self-inflicted situation due to drug use or other reasons. They are where they are and for all the money our governments waste on election campaigns (I mean, just look at how much funding they raise in America to run election campaigns….) and other stuff, it shouldn’t be individuals trying to solve this problem
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