Two Dollar Challenge

Wow its over. Now I am sitting here eating Chex still thinking this is a luxury. Just the other day I grabbing bagels out of the Trash.

The What-if’s that were brought up were huge. What if Thursday had not been the last day. I was feeling it Thursday the low nutrition and lack of sleep was making all of my muscles sore and I wasn’t touching the weights. What if there had been no bagels. If our Shanty Town was reality would we be able to work together as easy?

I was feeling myself become more disparring for somereason even though there were no problems but hope seemed to be draining by the moment, but there was nothing I could do.

Although Thursday was good, was great because I had planned it so I was able to wear my other set of clothes for the first time and I had enough for 2 double cheese burgers for lunch at McDonald’s. It almost didn’t feel real. I was much cleaner and actually full for what seemed like forever.

As most people know I grew up in a poverty stricken home, and yet I would say this challenge opened my eyes to the plight of the most extreme poor who have no home. There is a huge difference between those who live on the streets and those just making under the poverty line. Most including myself would have instantly condemned the first as being lazy, but to fight on when you have no hope is almost impossible.

The moral, if we see our fellow man or woman down than we should try as individuals, and try as a society to help them because it could just as easily be you or I.

Over and Out,

-Mike-