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Akeya Carter-Bozman

Day Two Reflection

Day two of our mission was not as intense as our first day in Nashville, today we relaxed at the Frist Center Museum in downtown Nashville. The Safe Haven homeless shelter had an exhibit showing life through their eyes, or through the lens of their camera. Surprisingly the faces were happy faces, which caused me to question everything I thought I knew about homelessness. Why is it that they have lost everything and are forced to live in the destitute, yet still find a way to smile through their circumstances?

The part of the exhibit that touched me the most was the video interviews of some of the families who lived in the shelter. One father as he was interviewed sang a joyful song about how good God had been to him, his wife, and two beautiful daughters, I cried to myself as a I listened to haw sincere he was. I complain everyday about the dorm I live in, the cafeteria food, and even the fact that I can’t shop as much as I would like. I felt selfish here I am so blessed and I can’t even the last time I thanked God for anything he has done for me. But a homeless man and his family are praising him for the “life” they live with so little. Wow! Today I began to question myself, why is it that we live in one of the freest, greatest, and richest nations in the free world, and have record numbers of homeless people. Why does life through the lens of the homeless seems happier than everyday live for milddle and upper class. Think about it, money drives our society, and we are always striving to live better and have more. Why? When people who have so little lives seem full of simplicity and more real than anything/