We engage the world through our attitudes toward life.
Do we learn a certain type of attitude while growing up? Do we learn at a young age how to perceive and engage the world around us?
Observation: In general, people laugh at thing we don't understand or laugh when we are uncomfortable. So, when something is not quite right or not what it should be, then it may be perceived as something wrong with it.
When taking this into consideration (please remember this is only one side), is this why some people see homelessness as being wrong and why people make fun of the homeless? Or why some people make fun of individuals who poor?
Do we learn to see the world in a negative persective; where when something does not match the norm, it is wrong?
Does anyone else have any other thoughts on this?
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I think people may be uncomfortable with the homeless or near homeless because they secretly realize they may be very close to the same fate. So many people in this world live on that "paycheck to paycheck" reality that they fear what they may become. When people fear that reality, sometimes they lash out against it as if lashing out against a person in that situation will make the situation simply disappear.
And I feel that we live in a culture of fear. We're taught to be afraid of losing our freedom, property, family, etc. Once we are afraid, then we do not want to make ourselves vulnerable by opening ourselves up to those who are different from us. I constantly find myself reacting to situations based on my fears, but being aware of that and being willing to work to change it is something that we all can do.
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