Two of the most common reasons people become homeless are because they don’t have a job, make enough money of their own, or have a place to live or stay in. There have been events where they are going to take votes on whether to tax themselves to help get people off the streets.
Poverty in America impacts a lot of people with substandard housing, hunger, homelessness, unsafe neighborhoods, and under-resourced schools. Poverty can lead to homelessness due to stagnant wages, unemployment, and high housing and healthcare costs. Difficult choices must be made when limited resources cover only some of these necessities. Another reason for people experiencing homelessness is because of addiction to drugs and alcohol.
These interactions that my family and I came across were amazing experiences of hearing why they put themselves in such a rough position and feeling sympathy for them. In those times, I and my family gave them as much help as we could give them, and my dad would give talks to them, giving them courage that their life wasn’t over; they could still make changes to be successful in life. For example, in my life, my family and I met this one guy that came up to my parents, and for some reason, something in their hearts told them to let him stay with us. Sure enough, he did. My sister and I slept every night in one room and kept the door locked every night. He was so blessed for letting us take him in. We always took him to church, took him out to eat, and took him to a museum he’s always wanted to go to. After a while we took him to a center for people who didn’t have homes but still were being taken care of. Another personal experience was when this guy came up to my dad at a store and asked if my dad had a job he could work for, and of course my dad said yes and gave him the benefit of the doubt. Later on he started getting too comfortable and took advantage of what my dad always had to offer. That didn’t end so well, but things happen for a reason. In life you’ll always see people walking, sitting, and living under bridges asking for help. Most of the time I feel like they just went through some rough times in their lives and just ended up in nowhere. Every time I see a homeless person, I bless them and pray that a miracle will happen and change their life.
What inspired me to write about homelessness was that I always see people in the streets and living in places where it’s unsafe, and it makes me feel sad about them and what they have to deal with every day. I always ask myself why they have to be homeless and living on their own alone. Sometimes when I have money on me and pass by a homeless person just sitting and waiting for money, I do end up giving them enough where I just hope they use that money wisely. First I planned on what I wanted to write about, then as I started typing, I kept revising my work. After I finished typing all my work, I edited my work and made it seem cleaner and fixed up all the grammar errors. Themes in my writing process I used are compassion and the human side of homelessness. I didn’t base my work off of any specific literary techniques, but my reflective and honest tone is still in my piece of writing. My goal was to make the reader feel the emotional impact of homelessness while also understanding the sad causes of people who tend to live their lives poorly.