Imagine Poverty

Imagine Poverty

Imagine… waking up with no breakfast, going to sleep with an empty belly. Walking miles and miles just to get water that’s not even clean. Imagine sleeping on the streets and begging for money just so you can get a meal. Curling up in the cold and just waiting to die. This is the life of people in poverty. They are people who need help and aren’t getting it.

I was shocked to find out that 18 million people a year are dying, dying from poverty. Why are all these people dying? And why are we not helping them? Poverty is a serious issue that we aren’t dealing with. I have traveled to a fair number of places all around the world and they seem to cover up poverty pretty well. But who’s actually looking to find poverty? No one is, no one want to really deal with it. They’d rather just stay in there little bubble than venture out into the unknown.

After reading some stories about kids who have, literally nothing, it has finally opened my eyes to how these people are living. People are unaware of the people living on the streets and how difficult their life is. Most people just walk by when they see someone on the streets begging for money and food. They think “Oh that person is a druggie, or they’re so messed up, look how they ended up. They don’t deserve help.” Even though this might be true in most cases it isn’t. Things happen, not all homeless people are druggies or crazy people. They’re just regular people who need our help.

So next time you walk past someone on the streets talk to them. Maybe give them a bit of money or buy them a hot meal. They will be thankful, whatever you do. :)