20 Aug 08.

Today I picked up a homeless man...in his fifties...he was hitching from Whangarei to Wellsford. All he had was a pack on his back. I asked him why he was homeless at the age of fifty...and he just said he could not get on the dole or find a job. Even though I found that hard to believe, I did not judge him, as who am I too judge him? I gave him $5 for a kai and dropped him off at the service station (just past where I have to turn in). I shook his hand and wished him luck. But as I pulled away and watched his lonely figure walking down the road...I felt a sense of sadness...for did not he deserve to have a home to call his own? I mean how rugged that must be...never knowing where you are going too sleep or where your next kai is going to come from. So I feel BLESSED. I have ALL my whanau and friends and everyone I know. There are so many opportunities and possibilities out there...that we must seize them whenever we can.
Anyway, on a more better note...I finished editing the, 'Maori Writers on Tour' for the Whangarei TV. It is 10 Min's long. It is alright...considering I only had a camera and no proper lights etc.
Tomorrow I will make my 5 Min spiel to be put on You Tube, which I will be linking to my website on the weekend. I intend to add some more pages...I hope to put Top on there and Jan too...if he comes on board.
Thought for the day...I felt sorry for myself cause I lost a shoe...until I met a man who had no foot...Be thankful for what you have people!