We’ve got a problem with values in this country.
In the United States--the world's richest country and "leader of the free world"--there are over 600,000 homeless people. More than 3,000 of them are in Dallas, Texas, and many are living under an overpass in an area called “Tent City”.
In this metroplex and other places, the government restricts how the average citizen can reach out to serve their fellow man, requiring a slew of stipulations be met, including permits and licenses (i.e., taxes) to feed a group of homeless people.
Do you understand these implications? It is illegal to hand hungry people sandwiches, unless you jump through hoops and pay lots of money.
We find this dishonorable (taxation is theft!). As we do not and will not bend to fit into systems that oppose our values and as we find it ludicrous to follow arbitrary rules and regulations that limit one’s inherent rights, we DO something about it.
We regularly harvest, prepare, deliver, serve, and clean up hundreds and hundreds of free meals to people in these impoverished areas and elsewhere, because it is our duty to share our overabundance with ALL. We do not and will not reduce ourselves to asking permission to show compassion!
We know from experience that anything is possible, and there’s more than enough of everything--it’s seriously simple when you’re committed to living the solution.