Had enough of studying for that one night, we decided to make some PB and J, tea n apples to give out to the homeless. We took a walk again on King St and met the Franklin's homeless guy (haven't manage to get his name but we will later on). He was sleeping in front of a shop. We approached him and said "Hi!", he replied with "Oh, hello again". He recognized us! Yeah! Anyway, we gave him the tea and sandwiches and continue walking to give another box of sandwich.
We saw one man sleeping near the church. So, we approached him and said "Hi!". When he saw us, he rub his hand on his cloth to clean it and offer a hand shake. Very considerate of him. He was surely hungry but we think he was a little bit drunk. That is my first time seeing a homeless drunk. But we don't blame him for getting drunk, what else can they do just to get by an endless life on the street. Even some of us who's life are good enough need a drink just to chill out. As for them, they are facing an everyday life as a homeless who sometimes didn't get to eat while seeing others eat out in a fancy restaurant, laughing and dancing on the street-the place where they sleep.
Anyhow, regardless of him being drunk, we continue our deed of giving him the sandwich. We thought we might want to talk to him first. After all, we still have some time for our break before continue studying and we certainly want to delay as much time as we can, ha ha. So,we tried to make small talk with him by asking him how he is and so on. We thought we wanted to leave before we told him that there are some sandwiches with PB&J inside the box, with tea and apple too. He was suddenly mad, took the apple and a cup of tea but push away the PB and Js box while saying "It's the white fella food! I'll spit on it!" Poor guy. We assumed that something terrible might have happened to him before; 'the white fella' must have taken everything from him, or torture his life. None of us dared to ask.
So, when you see a cranky homeless guy, don't be mad at him. Instead, try to understand what's in their mind. Maybe some of us didn't understand it because we never experienced such a thing-of being poor, losing everything we use to have and not having something to look forward to just to continue living. Don't wait till you are in that position to then realize and understand how the feel. Perhaps, we don't even have to be in that position, we only have to open a little bit of our heart and see the world a little bit different than the way we are seeing the world now. Living in what we call comfort zone is the best condition you could ever have, but living out of your comfort zone with a journey full of bumpy roads take you to an experience that you will never forget in your life. And that journey you never forget will be the best journey ever that you can tell your children where the story will stay and never be forgotten even after you left the world.
Open your heart as life is always more than what you think it is. And open your heart because it is never hard to so, just like this lines from a song we love;
Standing In The Rain - Jamie Scott and The Town
"
I hope you just don’t stop praying when the waters fall
‘Cause standing in the rain ain’t gonna leave you dry
So stand up feel the light
Don’t you want to see all that you’ve got inside
Your love pure one of a kind
But standing in the rain ain’t gonna leave you dry
So take the chains off your world
‘Cause they ain’t gonna do you well
Take the lock from your heart
Open it ’cause it ain’t hard
It ain’t hard."
Most of all, love the person next to you! :)
About the Author: ONELove
We are two students in Sydney who work together to help others. We form this independent movement as a first step towards peace. Our mission is to bring unconditional love, that love is not limited to families and friends but to all other creatures. We are also trying to prove to people that it doesn't require much to help people, you just need to have a good intention. So let's join us, take your own first step to help others to heal the world. Contact us through this email: lovethepersonnexttoyou@gmail.com
