The Homeless & the Street beggars

by Craig Butler

I don’t know if it’s just me but there seems to have been an increase lately of people aimlessly wondering the streets. Some are suffering from various addictions and have lost heir way. But the number of others who don’t have a home and travel with their belongings appears to be on the rise and is of greater concern.

I say this because when individuals resort to living on the streets it could indicate that the economy is faltering; that there is a lack of jobs; that people have just given up; that the education system is not producing the right calibre of person. We need to determine what is going on here and soon.

Most of us who drive around have come to recognize these street people and many of us stop and give them change. By and large we have accepted them, and to some extent feel sorry for them. Not that we ever really try to alleviate their pain or their station in life, but I guess we do what we do so as to make ourselves feel better.