The invisible
Treated like human garbage
Caught in the vicious cycle
Bureaucracy and judgement
Humanity suspended
As part of my job and volunteer work, I often go to the local parks and trails to pick up trash as part of “community cleanup”. I am always careful to observe the signs. Is this trash or someone’s home? To accidentally throw away a person’s few possessions seems intolerably cruel. So I guard these small places of sanctuary and respectfully move along.
In response to Sylvain Landry’s SL-WEEK #17: Homeless
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October 31, 2015 at 2:34 pm
Tough choices. Thanks for this reminder—we need bigger tables, not higher fences.
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October 31, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Un grand coeur… Bravo
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October 31, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Great analogy!
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October 31, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Thank you
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October 31, 2015 at 3:06 pm
Homelessness is a sad testimony to man’s inhumanity. You are a very caring soul to protect “someone’s home.”
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October 31, 2015 at 3:10 pm
Thank you. I try my best. The local authorities have passes a series of atrocious laws recently that denies these folks access to public restrooms and even goes so far to jail and fine them for panhandling -as if their life wasn’t hard enough. It makes my blood boil.
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October 31, 2015 at 3:24 pm
Insensitivity of government officials. There is a saying that we are all one degree away from being destitute due to uncontrollable circumstances, such as job loss, illness, etc.
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October 31, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Very true.
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October 31, 2015 at 5:43 pm
Wow i’m wordless…. Wonderfull post… Great shot
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October 31, 2015 at 5:48 pm
Thank you kindly
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October 31, 2015 at 7:17 pm
Bigger tables not higher fences for certain….
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October 31, 2015 at 8:28 pm
Wow, that is a very moving statement–you have a great heart.
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October 31, 2015 at 9:04 pm
Thank you. I try. I always feel like I could do more though.
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October 31, 2015 at 9:11 pm
That proves my statement about your great generous heart–we always want to do more. I usually just trust God to multiply my efforts 🙂
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November 5, 2015 at 11:24 am
Oh! Sometimes it’s not so clear, I would guess.
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November 5, 2015 at 11:32 am
True. Often what looks like a pile of garbage is in reality a camp.
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