Myself growing up in Europe, I had the image of homeless people – they were usually the unemployed, beggars that wondered around in town doing nothing. After seeing the short clip during class, I now realise that that was probably a stereotypical view against the homeless people. Everyone has there own personal issues and, every single homeless people probably have there own reasons why they live as a homeless.
I was surprised when I heard that even when the homeless people were given houses, jobs, money, still, they’d actually go back being a homeless after a while. Some homeless people even earn plenty of money enough to live a usual life, however they chose to be a homeless. Because I have never been a homeless before, and I don’t know anyone in my family, friends who are homeless, it is hard for me to imagine what sort of culture, everyday life they spend being a homeless.
However when I come to think, the opposite of a homeless, but a normal living – “what” is normal? Normal is probably not normal for everyone, and it could be a pain for some people to spend your life living as a normal person. Not living in a house is normal for homeless people. Even though you’re living a normal life, if you feel empty inside, that means your not satisfied, your life is not filled with passion and enjoyment. Homeless people had their own hobbies and treat in life, just as we have our own leisure activity and things we like to do at our free time.
We should maybe spend more time to think about homeless culture.
