Maybe it might be more entertaining to watch variety shows or documentaries about real life celebrity families talk about their 1st world problem or even that 1 out of a billion male human species trying to find the Right One amongst a whole collection of women inside a fish tank. But sometimes, it’s good to really understand what’s in our backyard. Minus the glitz and glitter, poverty is still real.
Quoted in the short film, 1 out of 12 Americans are unemployed. Many of them are families with kids. Living on the streets, and thinking about when’s the next meal, that’s stressful for a kid. As one kid quoted, no kid should go through this, worrying about no shelter or even the next meal. I can somewhat understand how she must have felt when she said that. A portion of my growing up years, I was in a situation where I had to grow up a lil faster. Working 2 shifts 6 days a week while schooling so that I can pay for school and for meals. There were many ‘wants’ that as a teenager you have to drop because the ‘need’ to survive was top priority. It might put an adult to shame if a kid can conclude at the end of the film that there will always be many dead ends but you just got to change and move on. Indeed a life changing event that made a young kid understand and adapt her mindset to such circumstances.
If you ever have the chance to help anyone in need, either an adult or a kid, it’s not to pity them but give a word of encouragement- “You’ve have done well.” Nothing works better than motivation to change and move on.
To a happier world and many more happier kids, let’s start by sharing what we have – a positive mindset. Things will work out if we try.
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