http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4075302
The story can be played via a link on this website or you can go to iTunes and search for George Foreman and Hidden Kitchen
As I listened to this story, I kept on trying to place myself in the position of living on the streets and trying to be innovative enough to find a way to feed myself and still have the humanity and hope that these people show.
I have always believed that life is about living. That if you are sitting in a situation whether work or relationships where you are unhappy than it is up to you to change it. You are no one’s victim unless that is what you make of yourself. If you don’t like it or you aren’t getting what you need out of it, then it is up to you to change it. But remember, you can’t run away from yourself.
But, as I listened to this, I found a group of people who were making the best out of what they had. No it wasn’t money, and it wasn’t status and it wasn’t ‘things’. The cooking and finding a way to cook was just a mechanism to life. I wonder if I could be the same if I was in that situation or would I be the type to complain about the whole thing as I move forward.
I have always found myself as the type to take control. I can be quite happy alone in my own world, I choose the people I hang with very carefully so that I am enjoying the time and energy. Nothing fancy, no bigness in the people, but just being. Could I be in that world? Should I be glad that I don’t have to decide?
Then I heard this amazing story:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4165045
The story can be played via a link on this website or you can go to iTunes and search for Hidden Kitchen and Wild Rice
A story about an Indian Nation where 60% of the population lives in poverty and unemployed, but once again each moment and everything they do is filled with joy and beauty. They live off the land and the land provides for them.
I think it is a good reminder about being true to the soul and the beauty of the world.
