Have You Ever Been Homeless?

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There are so many myths and assumptions that are made about homelessness and the homeless, about the reasons for being homeless, the circumstances that surround homelessness. Until someone has been there, no one has the right to judge anyone for being homeless. There are times when someone suffers loss after loss after loss over a compressed amount of time, without having an opportunity to recover from any of it, and without the support of family or friends, some people just get so overwhelmed that they just can't cope. We are a communal species. There was a time in our evolution when we might've become extinct like other species have. Our urge to help each other, especially the old, the very young, the weak and even the sick, is what kept our species going. From the beginning of the industrial revolution, we've been ignoring and forgetting that part of our survival instinct, to our own detriment as a society. Homelessness is a symptom of a greater dis-ease in our society, an illness not limited to the wounded hearts, minds and souls of the homeless; infecting also those who judge harshly and do nothing to help.