Help.......

Shelter- Homelessness means not having a home. Some people have no roof over their head and sleep on the street, in doorways or on night buses. But much more homelessness is hidden – on a friend's sofa or spare room, or in squats.

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So walking through the streets of luton these past couple of months i have really noticed that there are quite alot of homeless people around. Back where i used to live in Bracknell there was literally none.

 

When it was a bit warmer i didn't really pay much attention, i was like OH theres a homeless person id feel bad for them, yet not give them anything that would help them out. This probably sounds really stupid, but this past week the weather has been SO cold, and its only just clicked that these homeless people must be freezing on another level. And it does make me feel so bad. I was in Mc Donald's the other day and a homeless person came up to us and said that he's just come out of hospital with pneumonia and that if we had any spare change it would be really useful, i gave him what ever was in my pocket which was about 20p....probably no use at all really.

 

Its kind of just made me really think, normally i feel bad for a person for a minute and then i move on and selfishly think of myself again. Ive noticed that i can be pretty selfish, i worry about myself too much when theres other people out there that probably are worrying about real, serious issues that are more important. I think i need to realise this a bit better, and actually help people that really need it.

 

That's my challenge i think, maybe i could buy a homeless person a coffee, or give them something that will keep them warm. Something that will be of use other than me lieing to them saying "I'm sorry"....i don't mean it, I'm just not bothering with them. I don't want to be that kind of person.