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Eva’s Byte #426 – Spare Change
“You can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.”
(Purportedly the source of this American saying is lost to history)
This quote rewinds itself during my drive along a certain major thoroughfare on the outskirts of the city where several downtrodden and disenfranchised people dot the sidewalks. As the chasm splitting the haves from the have-nots grows wider, I’m reminded how life can turn on a dime for any one of us with a roof over our head and wheels beneath our feet to start walking a mile in their shoes.
According to Crossroads, Rhode Island—each year, about 4,000 men, women, and children experience homelessness.
Last week, I happened to catch one of the red lights on North Main Street. I tend to keep my eyes straight ahead out of respect for those sitting or standing by the wayside with their worldly possessions. Idling in my vehicle diagonally across from a Dollar Store, my field of vision captured an image which will remain etched in my brain forever, and for the better.
A disheveled gentleman who appeared to be as down on his luck as the next person in the vicinity, exited the store. Rummaging in his jacket pocket, he took a few seconds to scrounge up spare change for a panhandler sitting on the ground near the door.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m at the tail end of drafting Chapter 36 (1292 words thus far) along my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us continue to appreciate what can easily be taken for granted.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
(Purportedly the source of this American saying is lost to history)
This quote rewinds itself during my drive along a certain major thoroughfare on the outskirts of the city where several downtrodden and disenfranchised people dot the sidewalks. As the chasm splitting the haves from the have-nots grows wider, I’m reminded how life can turn on a dime for any one of us with a roof over our head and wheels beneath our feet to start walking a mile in their shoes.
According to Crossroads, Rhode Island—each year, about 4,000 men, women, and children experience homelessness.
Last week, I happened to catch one of the red lights on North Main Street. I tend to keep my eyes straight ahead out of respect for those sitting or standing by the wayside with their worldly possessions. Idling in my vehicle diagonally across from a Dollar Store, my field of vision captured an image which will remain etched in my brain forever, and for the better.
A disheveled gentleman who appeared to be as down on his luck as the next person in the vicinity, exited the store. Rummaging in his jacket pocket, he took a few seconds to scrounge up spare change for a panhandler sitting on the ground near the door.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m at the tail end of drafting Chapter 36 (1292 words thus far) along my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us continue to appreciate what can easily be taken for granted.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
