We take so much for granted. We eat daily, we have running water which you can drink, if you are not too fussy, we have health care, and in most cases private health care. On the Maslow hierarchy of needs all of us should be pretty much sorted for the bottom three level; Physiological, Safety and Love/belonging needs.
Now there are people in this world who are just not that lucky, there are more than 100 billion people living in slums, and in South Africa with a housing crisis that is growing, we are faced daily with the realities of people living in sub-human conditions.
Tomorrow is World Habitat Day, and if you do nothing else but to think about how well you have it then so be it; but maybe just maybe you can find yourself reaching out to someone, anyone today to try and make a difference.
We all know that the victims of the xenophobia which swept the country is all but relocated, there are a number of charities and organisations that are involved to try and alleviate the social pressures caused by the senseless violence. You can try and contact one of these organisations to see how you can assist.
You could contact your local church office and find out where they work to try and what they need, you might be able to provide them with old children's clothes. You might have some junk lying around the house which you will not be needing again.
Regardless off what you do I challenge you to make a difference, if not today then this week. Even if you read this article weeks after the 6th of October then there is still nothing to stop you from getting involved.
Let us all count our blessings, trust me if you look at the lives some people are forced to lead, your troubles seem a lot less.
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