You Cant Handle Reality

With each passing day the body odor gets unbearable. Our feet are starting to ache more and more from walking up and down the streets of Canton. The sleepless nights are starting to get to us as the fatigue sets in and simple tasks become hard. Mental sharpness is no where to be found as the mind trys to comprehend whats going on. We find ourselves wandering around like vagabonds looking for any meal to satisfy our undisciplined cravings for . The idea of a nice comfy bed and let a lone the privacy of a home is a dream by now. At first being homeless was new and looked like an unforgetable adventure but when the day dreaming ends and reality sets in you realize and experience weight and uncertainty that no human was created to go through.

Chad and i discussed how peace at night is hard to get living homeless. Even as i type this, a homeless gentleman next to me is falling asleep at the computer in the library. The truth is i find myself doing the same thing from time to time so no judgement here sir. Even though im a heavy sleeper at home i can wake up at the drop of pin sleeping in a random parking lot with only glass between me and a potentially desperate gunman willing to do anything to get money or a car to ride around.

Today we tried to get showers at the salvation army but we showed up a little too late because the line was too long for them to allow two more men to shower there. The shower hours are 8:30-10am and we showed up a little after 9am and it was too late to get in line for the only place that allows homeless men to take a shower. Personally i was really looking foward to the shower because i cannot stand the smell of my own body odor. There is always tomorrow to look forward to get a shower because in the life of a homeless man you are always living on other peoples time and there are always reminders everyday to remind you just in case you forget.

We are definelty learning patience through this experience and learning how to be meek and go low. to stand in line and wiat our turn. To be one with those who less fortunate. To have conversation with people we never would have met without this experience. The lessons are always there and we are just starting to embrace them as they come.

The truth is we have both lived in a bubble and we have accepted that we cant understand their reality. The best we can do is learn the lessons from them and be one of them and hear their stories as we tell them ours. Its good to admit to ourselves that we cannot handle reality or truly go through what they go through but we can embrace them as our brothers and sisters by treating them with dignity. That is the lesson we pass on to you today. To treat all men like they are created equal and in the Image of our creator.So until next time we bid you all adieu.