Closings.

So here we are.

Packing our bags, ready to fly back home and resume our old lives in Minnesota.

How, exactly, do we take this experience with us?

This experience has been a lot of things. It has meant different things to each of us.

We have heard stories. We have given meals and clothing. We have seen smiles. Worn faces. Bundled shapes on the street corner. We have sold papers on the street and received the cold shoulder. We have sorted food and groceries going out to people in need.

We have met people - just like us. People that could be our sisters, our brothers, our aunts and uncles, parents and grandparents. We have met people that could easily be us.

Because homelessness can touch each one of us. No one is immune.

That person - that person who is cold and hungry - that person is a human being.

That is something we all need to remember.

And we need to take care of each other.

Because if we don't take care of each other, this planet, this society, this world - is headed for disaster.

If that were you - wouldn't you crave a helping hand?

Be that helping hand.

That is my personal mission for when I head back to Minnesota. We all need to remember our experiences here and bring them back to Minnesota.

Homelessness is something that CAN be solved.

Homelessness is something that shouldn't be ignored any longer.

Don't let your sister/brother/parent suffer.

Be that helping hand.

Be that advocate.

Be that human being.

-B.E.