The lovers of the poor

This poem reminded me a lot of things we discussed in orientation earlier this year. One of the things being the reason we do service. Everyone has different reasons for reaching out to the community. Some people, like these women, seem to do it because they want to keep a good image. These women want people to see them doing service and to think that they are nice people. Another thing we discussed is, working with the poor and not working for the poor. These women do not even try to put themselves in these people's shoes. They look at them like they are less because they are poor. But who are they to judge? It is really important when doing service to know that maybe you have never been in these people's situations but you must try to understand them. It is important to learn about a situation before you judge it or the people in it. Though sometimes situations make you uncomfortable you can't give up. Even when you can't relate to a situation you have to try and understand the feelings of the people.

I'm sorry this is really brief. I'm sick and looking at my computer screen is killing me.

B-Love.