Thought On the Homeless

A moving video posted on YouTube nearly a year ago is starting to get viral play now as the social news site Reddit is seeking out the homeless man it features, giving an honest account of what it feels like to be on the streets, looking for a job and to be called a bum. Ronald Davis of Chicago says in the video that he has been homeless for about a year and a half. The video was posted in July, so he has been homeless for at least two years now. He doesn't say why. He has slept under bridges, in cardboard boxes and on benches when he doesn't have enough money for the flophouse, a place where it costs $16 for 24 hours.

"I go fill out applications for a job and stuff. They look at me, you know, I'm not looking presentable and they 'well, we'll call you. Leave a number.' But how can I leave a number when I don't have a phone?" Davis says. It is interesting to me how this is a cycle in which it's very hard to leave. Davis lost his job and he did not have enough money to buy a suit in which he will eventually get a job. It is sad how most people take these people for granted, including myself. We must learn that behind every "bum" there is a depressing story in which we must learn to give. I'm not saying to give these people money every time you see them but maybe give them an opportunity give them hope maybe a job that you know of or a suit that you no longer wear. It makes a very big difference to them!

Next time you see a homeless man remember about Ronald Davis and treat him or her as if is he or she was a friend of yours. At the end he is your brother or sister. We are all children must God and we must treat each other as brothers. It is hard but we must. For it is God's will for us.