3rd shift at the homeless shelter
those people have so little, and yet I have so much. I know that (even if I could afford it) giving huge donations wouldn't necessarily help; they need time, resources, car and attention. Things that society seems so bad at giving. I feel guilty for having so much and being able to do so little.
One guy came here from abroad (he'd emigrated a few years prior) to give Christmas presents to his kids. On the way to catch up with mates he'd been mugged - with everything taken including his return flight, documents and the money he'd use to live on whilst here. As a result he's been stranded in this country. He was in hospital for 2.5 months and now walks with a stick.
Another guy, whose story I don't know, is conversational in several languages (English, Norwegian, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Italian and an Indian language that I forget). Such talent goes to waste. Society fails him too.
I cried on the train home.
One guy came here from abroad (he'd emigrated a few years prior) to give Christmas presents to his kids. On the way to catch up with mates he'd been mugged - with everything taken including his return flight, documents and the money he'd use to live on whilst here. As a result he's been stranded in this country. He was in hospital for 2.5 months and now walks with a stick.
Another guy, whose story I don't know, is conversational in several languages (English, Norwegian, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Italian and an Indian language that I forget). Such talent goes to waste. Society fails him too.
I cried on the train home.