Bill is frail in appearence and the way he limps down the street he is clearly disabled, so I wonder why hasn't God bless Bill or why two years later is he still having to suffer on the street, especially in this God-awful 100-degree weather?
I don't know Bill, but today I met him. Instead of cowardly giving him food and walking away I thought that I would treat him like the human being he is. I walked up to him and said "Hi, I'm Carrie," he hesitated for a brief second and then met his hand to mine for a shake. I asked him if he was homeless and he told me that he lives in a car that he keeps in a Derrels Mini Storage - I think. Regardless I'm sure he said he live in his car. Well that explains why he's outside hovering below these trees rather than at "home" - he would cook in there.
Through my job I get a lot of calls from people telling me there are on disability and social security, Veterans, elderly, etc. So I wonder why is this man who is clearly disabled and unabled to work, why is he on the streets? I asked him "You're disabled right?" He said yes, so I asked is had applied for disablility and he said that he had been denied. Hello? Government, have you met Bill? Have you seen him on the street? Have you watched him sleep in his car? How does the government deny Bill help?
Like I said, I don't know Bill whole story and I don't know the circumstances of his application, etc. All I know that it's a 100-degrees outside and I don't think poor Bill should have to suffer on the street. I asked Bill if he had resources to reapply for the diasbility and he said that someone was helping him. I hope that's true because he really needs it.
I gave Bill a couple cheeseburgers and some water, but I can't help but think that we can do more for Bill. I fed bill for maybe a day, but Bill deserves more. Bill seems like a nice innocent man, maybe he's not - I don't know. In the end though my human nature tells me that no one should have to live like that and there's enough resources for everyone to thrive. Something got to be done though. We all deserve to thrive. I don't have the answers to making a change in this world, but I do know that I would to make one. Even if all I can do is give a man food, maybe that gives him enough hope to keep going and never give up. I don't know. I never know if I'm doing the right thing, but I like to think I'm a good person and people like Bill help me realize how blessed I am. I hope Bill hopes you realize it too.
