Homeless Mango Street Reflection

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Bella: a young woman, college student, believer of God, who is getting ready to catch the 99 to work
Unknown woman: Middle age hefty woman who is concerned about the homeless population and touching a homeless man bag. She is also waiting to catch the bus 99.
Are Homeless becoming an Issue in Miami?
Narrator: One cloudy afternoon Bella walks to catch the bus for work. Upon arriving at the bus stop, she notices that the bench is occupied with multiple unaccompanied bags and to the left on the edge of the bench is an older ,middle age ,hefty woman, who held on to her bags tightly out of fear of not letting them touch the other bags. Not knowing where she can sit, Bella decides to sit on the arm rest of the bench.
Bella: Hi, excuse me, but are these your bags?
Unknown Woman: (In shock and denial she shakes her head) Hell no. (Makes an X with her arms) I
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Something simple as giving those water bottles, and PB&J sandwiches makes their heart jumps, and here we are with food, shelter, and yet we still can’t be content and be happy. I always dreamed of helping those who didn’t have it as good as I did because I always knew, that if my dad lost his job then that could be me and my family. Even looking at myself now and being blessed enough to stay with my sister when I know that I can’t stay with my dad due to his wife or with my mom in Montreal due to immigration reason, this could have been me, on the street begging for food, for shelter and lost. However, even with all these things people are still searching and feel as if they’re lost and have nowhere to go, but I believe that God’s plan for each and every one of us is perfect. And I believe in his good thoughts for us and good plans for us. We can’t wait for others to act, instead, we should ask God to use us for greater good of

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