It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?

                                                                                                                Chris Gardner

I wanted to share this quote above from the movie “Pursuit of Happyness”.  It’s a really great movie to watch about a man struggling to fight homelessness and pursue a high paying job that will maintain stability in his life.  Personal experiences like Chris Garner are being experience with people around the world. Challenging issues like financial matters are hard to relieve when the minimum wages are petrified, and people are unlikely to be promoted to higher positions due to cuts of incomes, and lack of education.

Taking the course of “hunger and homelessness” has made me become more aware of the issues unseen from my part in humanity, financial concerns, and the economy.  Volunteering in my local shelter had worked as a wake-up call to be more concerned with my community and my personal finances.  I have realize that now businesses are hiring people with high levels of education, and opportunities are less likely to be given to a minimum wage workers.  I often hear conversations of homeless residents that expressed their distress for the circumstances they live, and the lack of educational skills that denies these job opportunities.

Sometimes we need to understand that many people fall into this cycle under the economy crisis that keeps these individuals from earning a decent wage to provide necessities for their families.  I personally know a few people that criticize the homeless people by the lack of knowledge in social issues affecting America.  I believe people stay ignorant because they do not want to face the fact that they may be dealing with similar situations, but distinguish theirs into a formal stable living life than the homeless. People can’t rely in things to be for granted neither happiness can be guaranteed.  For this reason, helping the homeless in public awareness can reduce the numbers and increase the number of people achieving a balance life for the intention to pursue happiness.