Are "We" doing super?

Happy Super Bowl, everyone. Things seem good and Be the Change in DC is growing. We are distributing sleeping bags and soon you will hear about the expansion of our "cell phones for the homeless" program. That's great and all but this post asks if we (not just as an organization but more as a society as a whole) are doing super.

The answer is: no. Quite simply, there's still so much suffering going on. It pains me to see it. Look at the picture I took today. This was taken on the corner of 15th and L Street, Northwest in the heart of Washington, DC. It's about two blocks from the White House. So I ask you, how is this possible? A homeless person makes a makeshift shack a few blocks from the White House and we think we are doing well as a society. We look with pity at the slums and shacks of other countries, like those in Mumbai that became famous in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, but look to the shacks in our own backyard. They are right there in front of you, whether you choose to see them or not.

We need to do more. Donate. Whether it's time or money, everyone has a role to play in fixing society. Don't think someone else will do it. They may not but you can. Come out and volunteer with Be the Change in DC. We're having another sleeping bag distribution event from 8pm to 11pm on Sunday, February 20th. Can't make it? No problem, come to another event or consider donating to our cause or other causes out there. But, seriously, do something. People talk about society getting worse. People talk about the environment and how it is worsening. Why can't we buck this trend and make things better? Why can't "we" be super? It starts with one person. It starts with you.