Summary Of Poverty By Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day and her family “had no philosophy of poverty.” Dorothy and her family didn’t think down upon those who were less fortunate but they took each situation as an opportunity to help someone in need. They did not “deprive [themselves] in order to help others.” It seems to me that this kind of behavior isn’t practiced much in our time as it used to be. Some people now days look down on the less fortunate and are disgusted, their first thoughts are to avoid them. We see it every day, whether we’re at work, driving, or even at church. Now I can’t be a hypocrite because I’m part of the problem and after thinking about this paper (ideal) I realize how ignorant I am of the people living in poverty around me. While at church I never thought about the donation basket that went around, I never thought about the people who could really use the money that I would eventually spend on a video game or a piece of clothing I would only …show more content…
He was bigger than the average man and had a beard that reached his chest. It was apparent he hadn’t taken a shower in a while and he didn’t appear to have a home. Immediately everyone, including me started to judge him and we doubted he would buy anything. We thought he was just trying to find a spot to hang out for the day, but he did eventually make a purchase. He ordered an ice cream cone and proceeded to take out a small tea set and put it next to him, at this point it hit us like a train going full speed around a corner. Maybe he had a mental disability which most likely hindered him getting a job. After thinking more about the homeless man’s situation versus my own I felt awful and it burned my heart to think about how often this happens to people like him. People judging him before they even knew