Perspective, Sperspective

Ohhhhh how easy it is to loose sight of what is truly important. Interestingly enough my last (and only other) blog post was centered on this same topic.

This has been on my mind once again for several reasons. The foremost being an interesting experience I had this morning. This morning I got the opportunity to participate in outreach that focused on providing food and prayer for the people living on Skid Row. Skid row is several blocks outside of downtown LA. It contains the largest population of homeless people in the United States. I went with a church out of Eagle Rock, and let me tell you, it was truly great to see the interaction of the people from the church with those on Skid Row. The people from CA (the church I went with) had developed a bond with several people downtown, this bond was formed mainly because they proved themselves consistent and never tried to shove anything now their throats.

It was a huge perspective check to immerge myself in their lives for two hours. All other things seemed to fade away... tests that loomed didn't seem as huge... papers were not longer consuming my mind... I was only focused on listening. I wish I could say listening and understanding, but the truth is there is no way I could make sense of the stories I heard. The people I met there faced way more in their lifetimes than most will ever dream of facing. It seemed unreal that these people could coexist in the same 5 mile radius with the workplaces of some of the richest people in the world. I will never be able to see justice in that... I will never understand.

 Here is a great (hahaha) picture that I got from my phone. I don't know if you can tell put right next to Skid Row (indicated by the pin point) there are things such as the LA Fashion District,  Walt Disney Concert Hall, and approximately a million fancy hotels.

Don't forget to daydream...
Yours Truly