"Spare Change Anyone?"

This weekend while on my way home from church I noticed a homeless man sitting on the corner with a sign that said “Homeless will work for food”. Once I saw this sign a feeling of grief came over me because I had no food or money to give to this unfortunate man. Although this was not the first time I’ve seen this man, this time really hit a nerve inside of me. I began to make connections between my project and this older man and I felt as if I was failing this individual just like the system has been doing all of these years. I also began to think about all of the other homeless people out there not only in the streets of Camden but, all over New Jersey and the U.S. I don’t understand why people are more susceptible to rescuing animals with no homes when there are human beings out in the street without a pot to piss in and a window to throw it out. The mentality of some has never seized to amaze me when it comes to someone being less fortunate than another. Instead of helping the person in need and making it a win win situation a person would rather get over on the next and make it a lose lose. In reality neither of the people in the situation wins when the objective to the game of life is to see others fail while you succeed. Wise words from Ralph Waldo Emerson “It is one of the most beautiful compensations in life….that no man can sincerely help another without helping himself.”