Now yesterday, as I was heading over to where I thought a Social Security office was located at (didn't know that the location had been shut down), I had been thinking that when it came to everyone that I knew (both in Fresno and out of it), not many people know what my life is like these days. Now I am currently typing up three letters that I'm going to be eventually sending out, and in two of them is something similar to what I'm writing here. Now I'm going to be naming names here, but that's a good thing, the only thing is that one person won't be getting her letter for some time to come (and that's a name that I'm not going to be mentioning at all). But for two of the people that I'm writing a letter to (those two being Bridgette Fredrickson (I already told you that I was going to be sending it to you, I just needed a way to save it down first), and Amy Powell, though I have to send hers through someone else since I can't directly send her any e-mail at all), are who I had thought of for this challenge.
Now the challenge is something that would open up not only eyes, but also hearts and minds as well. Now the idea for this challenge came from the guy that made the movie "Supersize Me" Morgan Spurlock. His series 30 days put people into situations that were so far out of their comfort zone that it actually opened eye, minds, and hearts to the world that was around them. the idea that I happen to have is that for 30 days, those that happen to be living close to me, (since I can't go to them) experience the world that I happen to live in for just 30 days, going where I go, seeing what I see, and doing almost everything that I do. Believe me this is one experience that a lot of people would just go and say hell no to, considering that I happen to be currently homeless looking for work right now, and the ones that this is aimed at, not only already have jobs, but also have homes that they can go back to each day. I don't have that option. I have to be back at a place called the Fresno Rescue Mission each night (Sunday to Saturday, seven days a week) before 7.30p P.S.T. in order to make sure that I get a shower and bed and a meal first thing in the morning. So for me going to special events (i.e. concerts, or games, or anything else that happens to end late night) are out and I have no choice but to check everything out in the morning. However rather then my explaining everything out here, I would like for those that live closest to me, to come live with me for just 30 days to see what my world is fully like. Now I know that there are those like Bridgette that don't happen to live near me, and this is where another side of the challenge comes in, for those that can't come to me at all, experience my world where they happen to live. Sign up for food stamps, and live in a world that happens to be like mine, and go through what I have to go through each and every day (i.e. looking for work in an area that has just about none, but requiring experience that you don't have, and hoping for that one chance, getting around the city on a public city bus instead of driving around in your own car, among other things). Trust me, this is one experience that will change how you think about things. I mean if you thought that giving away things helps out the homeless, live how I live and you'll see that things are not as they seem.
Now the one thing that crossed my mind as I thought of issuing this challenge, was that no one would go for it, no ones that up for a challenge, and there's nothing that I could ever do to change that. I know that a lot of you would be like, "I can do that no problem", but then when you find out that it's harder then you think it is, considering that the first time that you go through this you have no idea what in the world you're doing or where to turn to at all, you realize that you might've bitten off more then you could really chew. That's why for those living close to the Fresno area it would be better for those people to have a guide to show them what really happens, for them to talk to me to see what my world is like and what I have to live with on a daily basis. Trust me, this seriously isn't for the faint of heart at all. Now my only thing is how many would actually go for the challenge at all. For those that are willing, just let me know in the comments, and I'll get in touch with you from there. For those of you that can't come to me, just create a blog and post up what you do every day, and I can try to help you along that way, but honestly don't think this is going to be cake walk because it won't be.
I hope those that read this are up for the challenge.
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