Often perception is tarnished with presupposition and prejudice. Seeing a homeless person on the street corner often stimulates an unfavorable reaction based upon coalesced information from our past; the person may be judged to be an alcoholic, drug addict or mentally ill.
My intent was to present the idea that each person has a story, a history that did not include their present situation as the final destination. We see standing there only the manifestation of choices and situations but fail to see the person beneath the frayed clothing and poor hygiene and build upon our historical bias an opinion of worthlessness and it is better to simply ignore the situation than get involved. So the interesting thing is we often see them ONLY peripherally out of fear of making eye contact and a potential connection. That is why most of the photos are directly in front of the person, showing his or her existence, confirming their life is still worth living and value is still possible.
It is my thought that we are all created beings and often due to stressful situations or tragic events take paths that lead to dead ends. None of the wonderful people I met were born to be malcontents but through circumstance and life visissitudes chose or were forced into a world of demeaning, demoralizing, decay.
I hope to instill with this small book the idea of God revealed in us ALL that misfortune, addiction and post traumatic stress can strike anyone so invite you to look outside your comfort zone and perhaps extend a empathetic hand and a little time to acknowledge the existence of one less fortunate.
My intent was to present the idea that each person has a story, a history that did not include their present situation as the final destination. We see standing there only the manifestation of choices and situations but fail to see the person beneath the frayed clothing and poor hygiene and build upon our historical bias an opinion of worthlessness and it is better to simply ignore the situation than get involved. So the interesting thing is we often see them ONLY peripherally out of fear of making eye contact and a potential connection. That is why most of the photos are directly in front of the person, showing his or her existence, confirming their life is still worth living and value is still possible.
It is my thought that we are all created beings and often due to stressful situations or tragic events take paths that lead to dead ends. None of the wonderful people I met were born to be malcontents but through circumstance and life visissitudes chose or were forced into a world of demeaning, demoralizing, decay.
I hope to instill with this small book the idea of God revealed in us ALL that misfortune, addiction and post traumatic stress can strike anyone so invite you to look outside your comfort zone and perhaps extend a empathetic hand and a little time to acknowledge the existence of one less fortunate.
