Homelessness
- Does someone still love him? A
sad part of everyday
life
There's
a man who's sleeping in the park. It's the middle of the night and
it's winter. He has no where to go. He's homeless.
So,
why is he homeless? What went wrong in his life? Why did this once
respected professor of economics lose all that he had? And, what was
it that drove him onto the streets? And, how does he feel at
the end of each day? Where has his dignity gone? And, who
does he think of? How many doors have been shut in his face? Does
someone still love him?
And,
what about his nightly fear of being attacked? And, his daily battle
for food? And, where does he get his small pleasures in life? Maybe
from a bottle? And, his companions? Luckily or unluckily, this man
is not alone with his plight. There are many more just like
him. Homelessness is now the biggest urban problem we have. So, how
can we help? And, is there a permanent solution?
On
the surface, at least, the answers to these questions are
relatively simple. We can build homes and do all sorts of things.
It's mainly a question of money. But, it's the cause of the
problem that's the question. And, this is no simple matter.
In
fact, it's impossible. There is no single solution for the
causes of homelessness. Each case is different. And this is the
irony of the situation. Whatever the reason, the
results are always the same. A bed on a bench in a park.
Everyone's the same on the streets. And, it could happen to us all!
It's all to do with circumstances!
So,
before you go to your bed, just think how lucky you are. You have
somewhere to sleep; there are many who haven't. And they were once
better than you!
Turn
out the light and have pleasant dreams!
Vocabulary
cause
– Ursache
circumstances
– Umstände
dignity
– Menschliche würde
drove
– (drive/drove/driven) -trieb (treiben)
homeless
– Obdachlos
plight
– Notlager
reason
–Grunde
results
– Wirkungen
solution
– Lösung
surface
– Oberfläche
whatever
was immer
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Mag. Karl Brieber
Wirtschaftstreuhänder
– Steuerberater – Unternehmensberater
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