Re: Heating & Hydro Costs

Nov 20, 2014

Kudos to Jeff Green for his November 13 editorial on the financial dilemma that way too many people in our communities are facing. I refer to it as the cancer that is eating away at the underside of society. Bless you Jeff for exposing it, bringing the truth to the light. This problem will not just go away, we cannot just turn a blind eye to it & say it doesn't exist. Some will say those people should get a job, quit feeding their habits & start feeding their families & paying their bills. We are so quick to judge, condemn & label others. One of the native ladies in our old church asked me a question "How can they judge me when they haven't walked a mile in my moccasins!" A good friend of mine explained homelessness this way "at one time a man had a job, a relationship & a home. He lost his job, lost his home & lost his relationship. At that point he lost his self respect & gave up on life." As my friends in AA would say "but for the grace of God there go I". There are no easy answers but if we all do our part and embrace the upcoming Christmas season with its spirit of giving we just might make someone's Christmas & restore their faith in their fellowman.

Ken Gorham