DAY 4 – THE OTHER SIDE OF A MODERN WORLD (THOSE WHO DO NOT BENEFIT)

I am walking along a dirt road in an impoverished nation and never see a car go by. After a few hours I come upon a town inhabited by people who have very little. They live in small one room huts without electricity, indoor plumbing and cooling systems.

The communities in which these poorest of the poor call home have no thriving economy. There are no paved roads to move people and goods, no sewer or water systems, no cable systems to carry electricity, no manufacturing facilities that produce products, no services that the members of the community could benefit from, few if any choices in the types of foods they can eat and very little ability to earn income. When the residents get sick or have a severe illness there are no doctors or hospitals to help them. The world they are born into is diametrically opposite to what living in a modern world is like.

There are also people who live right in the midst of what a modern world provides but are less well off. They do have places they call home but they are in older buildings that need repair. They have modern conveniences but they are older and run down. They do not have the ability to go to far off places or attend events. They sometimes do not receive the best in medical treatment. Their lack of money prevents them from living a life that those residing on the other side of town can live.

After spending a few hours talking to the residents of this impoverished community I continued on my journey of walking to community after community. All of them were just like the first one. I now realize that there are people all over the world who cannot do or have the things that others can have or do.