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\u201cOne must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty, until you try.\u201d I couldn\u2019t agree more with this quote by Sophocles, especially after an experience that I recently had. <\/p>\n

Walking through our nation\u2019s capital with my family, I couldn\u2019t help but notice the number of homeless people sitting on the street holding out their tin cups with signs next to them saying, \u201cAnything helps, God Bless.\u201d Right away, I placed judgment thinking that they would spend the money given to them on alcohol or drugs. What a waste. Being fourteen years old, I had it all figured out. People were homeless because of drug use, gambling, and other addictions. It is clearly their fault. That was my mindset until a recent experience enlightened me. <\/p>\n

During senior religion class my teacher announced that the entire senior class was going to spend the night on the football field in a box.<\/p>\n

I figured this would be an outdoor sleepover with friends, filled with fun with no learning. <\/p>\n

The night of the \u201chomeless emersion retreat\u201d soon came. I headed to the football field armed with my cardboard box, pillow, and sleeping bag. My classmates and I began to set up our boxes preparing for the fun filled night ahead. Several of us were making casual jokes about sneaking out and heading to McDonalds for some late night food. Eventually, we were ordered to the metal bleachers set up at the edge of the football field. A short middle aged lady began her speech by asking what we thought the average age of a homeless person was here in the United States. My fellow classmate yelled out, \u201c40!\u201d, \u201cNo, 50!\u201d
I was shocked to hear the average age was only nine years old. All my preconceived thoughts about people \u201cdeserving\u201d to be homeless soon vanished. She continued to inform us about how difficult it really was to find work. This shocked most of the group, including myself, who are privileged with parents who have jobs and whose thoughts are not consumed with worries about making enough money to pay bills, or putting food on the table. The longer she spoke, the more horrible I felt about all the times I wrongly judged people. <\/br><\/p>\n

The time came when I headed to my box to attempt to get some sleep. Fortunately, it was fairly nice out. I didn\u2019t worry about rain or snow. However, sleeping was incredibly difficult and 5:30 a.m. couldn\u2019t come soon enough. When I woke up, the first thing I did was head home and jump into the shower. While in the shower, I realized those that are without permanent housing do not have this luxury. <\/p>\n

Even for only a night, this experience momentarily put me in their shoes. I learned by doing. I learned lessons that I will have for the rest of my life; don\u2019t judge anyone and appreciate what you have. I know I am an understanding and compassionate person who does my best to not judge on outward appearance. I genuinely attempt to get to know people for who they really are. I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to use this asset to the benefit of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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