Poverty

Imagine you had the same job for twenty years and you were an amazing employe but you decided you needed more money to help support your family. You took the job offer your friend had given to you a while back. Your friend was starting a new business so you quit your other job and decided to take a chance on this new company. You invest all of your savings in this business hoping you will earn twice as much as you put in. For a few months it seems promising but after a while you notice you have not made any money. You and your friend decide to shut down the business before it puts you in any more debt. Your world around starts crashing down and you try to look for a another job but no one is accepting you. After a year of looking for a job your family ends up on the street with nothing but the clothes they have on their backs and a couple blankets. That seems like a horrible story, right? This story or many others quite similar happen to more people then you could imagine. According to the U.S. Census bureau one out of every six Americans are in poverty. The MAGNITUDE of that statistic is crazy. I grew up in a rich community going to a private school. I often forget how many people don't have as many pleasures as I do. I think one thing I could work on is remembering how much I have and remembering that things on this earth are temporary and could be taken away from me at any moment.