* Luis Alberto Alves
This morning (26) witnessed a deplorable scene: on the sidewalk of a street, lane Counselor Avenue Furtado Freedom Center of São Paulo, I found a homeless man, dressed means clean clothes with suitcase and shirt and pants in a bag. Around garbage and flies flying over your body. He spoke disjointed words.
In the early afternoon I spent at the same place and he was almost asleep on the curb of the street and more flies hovering over her body. I thought of photographing it, but I restrained myself. Would explore other people's misery. Meditated on my life, the beautiful family that God has given me, the work that earned my living in an age of so many layoffs, especially in newspaper companies, health allowing the realization of various tasks.
What caused this man, about 38 years old, white, thin, medium height, to make the pavement their home? By speaking gibberish, sitting near several garbage bags? You have or have had family? What reason to throw him in this humiliating situation? Through that street dwellers, God made me think to question less, to thank you and continue to maintain focus in life.
Anything can happen with humans. Today standing tomorrow fallen or vice versa. Pride sometimes makes many people think they are indestructible. Evil will never reach it. They begin to act irresponsibly. They lose respect for others. Ignores the family, friends and even God. It is the road to collapse. No one is born a beggar. Life turns. Some can get up, others die lying, immersed in a sea of misery.
* Luis Alberto Alves is pastor
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