reality

so today is the anniversary of 9/11. its a day that, although being aware of it, generally passes me by, but this time it's kinda different. here people were part of it. while i was sitting in confused shock, still in jacket with school bag on hours after having gotten home from school, people here were living it. they had friends there; had been there just hours before the event and took active part in helping the people affected.

sometimes life seems more real than others.

reality is something i was faced with a lot today, from the reality of waking up to a dog with an upset stomach (i don't do dogs, esp ones covered with poo - thankfully i got up after the worst of it had been cleaned, all i was faced with was a 'mucky' dog staring through the window looking sorry for himself while char, armed with rubber gloves dealt with the residue) to the reality of people at the pantry.

the pantry was seriously busy this morning, although this evening was pretty quiet. we figured we'd fed around two hundred people today. people that, in more cases than i ever would have guessed, were living comfortable middle-class lifestyles until very recently. people that never could have imagined that they'd be in a situation where they'd be asking for help. it's scary.

im just glad that when life throws out a little of the runny stuff there are always people who are willing to roll up their sleeves regardless of how messy they get.

that's reality.