HOMELESS

I have just had this NIGHTMARE which terrified me. I am currently unemployed and have been for about three months now. In the nightmare my family and I were homeless, and living on the streets.

Now this scares me more than a terrorist attack.

Now I am not going to disparage and talk bad about anyone who is currently homless here in America because its not right to do so. Cirumstances have caused many in America to become homless, due to no fault of their own. Many people consider me to be a sucker, because I am the kind of guy who will help out the people who you see holding the signs that say will work for food. I hear people talk trash about them all the time, and this makes me sick to hear. I generaly ask these trash talkers, "What would you do if circumstances put you in their shoes?" Most answer with I would'nt let it. What they don't realize is that most of the people holding the signs said the exact same thing at one point or another.

A friend of mine says I do it just so I can feel good about myself. Well I already do feel good about myself. I do this because I belive in Karma both good and bad. Many of us are just one or two paychecks from being out on the streets ourselves. So I give not to get something in return, but because I feel its good to help out if I can. We have a local Fast Food Restaurant here in my town called Dicks Hamburgers. Generaly around the freway exits is where you can find the sign holders. When I visit Dicks and can afford it, I often get a few extra burgers and order of fries and a drink and take and offer it to the gentelman or lady who is out there holding the sign. If this makes me a sucker, So be it.

I have such a fear that something would prevent me from suporting my family. Which is why this dream affected me so much. In fact I awoke in tears, I am still very shaken now.

I think I will go for a walk.