The other side.

Tristan Barker

Last night walking home, I felt a little bothered by the fact that when I gave my meal to a couple of homeless guys, their peace was broken by charity. They went from quiet and pitiful to aggressive, manipulative and animalistic as soon as there was something valuable around.

They yelled at each other, they yelled at me, and I just shook my head and walked away because it bothered me to see that side of human nature. However, as I walked away I only thought more and was even more disturbed by another thought.

The thought that really started to annoy me was the fact that people of all ages, all levels of wealth, all nationalities and almost every religion ALL act the same way when there is something up for grabs. I realized that in desperation, it doesn't seem unusual for a few hungry people to fight over a burger and fries and throw a few punches. But what did bother me, was the idea that those with unmeasurable wealth and power are just as desperate and unsatisfied but instead they fight over more wealth and power instead of basic tools for survival, and it's people like those very homeless people that suffer because of it.