Homeless and the City

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The Homeless in our Affluent Cities..

Homeless in LA

It is a sad situation...But everyday, walking through the streets of large metropolises...one will encounter homeless people sleeping on the street and living on the sidewalks...

Whenever I was in Los Angeles  I told myself that here the weather is quite permissive for the homeless compared to the freezing sidewalks of Toronto or New York or Paris and London...

I always wonder...How come these affluent cities have homeless that they cannot care...?

• I had heard that restaurants owners and their wealthy patrons have complaint about these eye sores in New York  and the rest of the bigger and wealthy cities...
• I have heard that some homeless wait for the restaurants to be closed at night so as they will scavenge their garbage - left over...
• I realize that it is not a good sight ... But none the less it exists and that is a stab in our collective consciousness...
• I realize that it is not healthy...In fact it is dirty and germs abide near the sidewalks...where the homeless are...
• But these homeless people are hungry, need a bath, clean cloths and above all need their own living space...Not the hostels and shelters so as they will be supervised and pushed around ... These are older people, they are mature enough to look after themselves ...They do not need policing around ... They need our compassion and understanding.

Of course we want to help ... Of course we want to do something about it ... and election after farcical election we talk about this and similar issues... and nothing is done... and now the city of London in England ... where the princes and princesses; kings and queens; sirs and ladies live, has come up with the novel idea....

Metal studs installed in London to deter rough sleepers...and read the news below...

9 June 2014 Last updated at 11:33 BST

Metal studs have been installed to deter homeless people from sleeping outside a block of flats in Southwark in London.

Homeless charities have condemned the move. Southwark Council has said it will investigate any health and safety concerns.

.....and look at the shiny studs

Metal studs on the side walks.... in order to deter the homeless...what a novel idea....!

....Take another look at it....

...and if you do not believe....take a closer look...They are shiny steel and they poke and pierce...

They even polled the people and look at the result....32% and 36% want them to stay... 

That is huge number...!

Another homeless...They have the brain and they can look after themselves...Only they need our help and compassion 

...And the Church blesses the homeless...

Should not the Church do more than just blessing...? Should not the opulence of Vatican and all the Churches be open to the people...?

I have checked and I know that Mosques, synagogues, temples, churches...all lock their doors after the Church Services...VERY SIMILAR TO MALLS AN BOUTIQUES....!

What are they afraid of...? THE PEOPLE...?

I am puzzled...and I am unable to comprehend the logic and reasoning of these people in the service of God...

Suggestion

Our students in the metropolises are bored, they say, during the weekends and Summer vacations...They do not have much to do...and they get drunk and rowdy and "hang around" and even kill each other and experiment with drugs and guns...

Boredom and ennui  devastate the students and society too...

I suggest that the government legislates and the students are organized in squads and they perform social work...

• Clean the streets and the brooks and the parks...
• Clean and hose the sidewalks where the homeless and other denizens have left refuse...garbage...
• Look after the shelters and make them more inviting...
• Look after the welfare of the schools and universities...
• Be active...and you will be happier...and get out of your boredom help others...

We should not act like our governments...and place our heads in the sand...We as society CAN DO much better...

What a farcical sight...Election after impotent election...They PROMISE and then they RENEGE ...

Can we do more...? Of course we can...

Check the wonders below...

In Dead Sea...These structure will collect the evaporating water and reduce the evaporation...

These are structures that have hydrogen producing algae in them and make the structures float and also purify the waters and air...

If we can come up with new wonders like these...We definitely can look after the less fortunate...ONLY WE LACK THE INSIGHT AND WILL...

You can change all these...You should change all these...for the better...

...and God and Allah and Buddha and all the prophets and all the saints have given you the right and the brain to come up with solutions... 

You can and you should...DO IT...CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER...and GOD BLESS YOU...