Sad But True

This week in sociology, I had the privilege to go to a soup kitchen downtown. What an experience it was. Much more than I could have possibly imagined. Every single person I had met at the soup kitchen had impacted me heavily. First off, the people that work for the soup kitchen are insperatoinal. Doing the best they possibly can to feed those in need. Now in terms of the people in need of food, that is a whole other ball game. Some of these people have jobs..but just not enough money to by themselves a good meal. Others don't have jobs or homes, or anyone they can call family or a companion. One person that I met who really touched me was a woman by the name of Jamie. She comes to the soup kitchen almost everyday to eat. She seemed to have a great head on her shoulders, outgoing, and to me did not seem like someone who needed financial help based off the things she said she had done. Well it turns out that she is dying of cancer and has only a few months to live at most. She comes to the soup kitchen everyday because she lives alone and has no one else. Truly heartbreaking.