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June 2009 
someone is always worse off than you... this young girl
Posted on Jan 9th, 2009
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wintervaughn
wintervaughn
"someone is always worse off than you even if it isn't in the same way...it could be a lot worse",my boyfriend daymein has told me this many times. i believed him and i've known this from seeing, hearing, and feeling. i accepted this, but i always would feel, " just because someone is worse off than you, that doesnt mean that my problems arent bad and that doesnt make them go away, although i am thankful that i don't have the problems that they do."
living in Las Vegas was hard, when i saw many many many people living in card board boxes along the streets. yes it did hurt me very much so, and yes it is different when you see things first hand and not on tv.... but yesterday, nothing has hurt me as much as it has in a while as it did when i saw this young girl maybe two or three years younger than me, about 16 or 17.
it was cold as hell outside, i was on my way to my new student orientation,in the car on the passing packed road along with the other cars, when i saw a girl in a semi-thick jacket with her hands balled up inside her sleeves holding a sign that said " homeless, i have no where to go, i need help with shelter and food", standing on the side of the road... this young girl... this could have been me... way too many times, at times i was just inches away from that, but i was fortunate and god picked me up when he saw me falling... and not many people are that lucky, but i was.
before you have the nerve to think what i thought before about "someone being worse off than you...", really think of how fortunate you are. there are many people roaming this earth that have very very bad problems... you may have very very bad problems too, because i know that i do. but just think back and think of or go see what could've happened to you that didnt, that is happening to someone else, even if it was just a small tweak such as the family you were born into, an opportunity that arose, someone who crossed your path and leant a helping hand, or just finding some money on the ground, that kept you from it ....
living in Las Vegas was hard, when i saw many many many people living in card board boxes along the streets. yes it did hurt me very much so, and yes it is different when you see things first hand and not on tv.... but yesterday, nothing has hurt me as much as it has in a while as it did when i saw this young girl maybe two or three years younger than me, about 16 or 17.
it was cold as hell outside, i was on my way to my new student orientation,in the car on the passing packed road along with the other cars, when i saw a girl in a semi-thick jacket with her hands balled up inside her sleeves holding a sign that said " homeless, i have no where to go, i need help with shelter and food", standing on the side of the road... this young girl... this could have been me... way too many times, at times i was just inches away from that, but i was fortunate and god picked me up when he saw me falling... and not many people are that lucky, but i was.
before you have the nerve to think what i thought before about "someone being worse off than you...", really think of how fortunate you are. there are many people roaming this earth that have very very bad problems... you may have very very bad problems too, because i know that i do. but just think back and think of or go see what could've happened to you that didnt, that is happening to someone else, even if it was just a small tweak such as the family you were born into, an opportunity that arose, someone who crossed your path and leant a helping hand, or just finding some money on the ground, that kept you from it ....
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Everyone has the potential for disaster and suffering in their life, as well as joy and accomplishment. The trick is to teach your mind and soul to reach for the stars, and then to share your good fortune and your soul with those who need your help. We help others by reaching out an open hand, by offering a shoulder to lean on, by sharing our own stories of overcoming hardship, and by encouraging their growth. Always be open to opportunities to help others up to where you are standing, blessed by the Universe with freewill, a loving heart, and a seeking mind. Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!