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General Discussion / Re: The NUMBER ONE Cause of Homelessness
« Last post by Believe_N_Me on Today at 02:24:56 PM »homeless makes the USA look bad and weak
we should do everything to help them poor folk
We can't give them a family. This isn't China where we piece them together like Frankenstein.
Have you ever read stories by Ha Jin? In his short stories collection, "The Bridegroom", there is a story about a man who suffers amnesia after a big earthquake hits the city where he works. Now this man was not living in his hometown when the earthquake happened. A lot of people lose their family members, especially children who become orphans. In order to restore the city as fast as possible and get people back into their old routines, city leaders start assigning people into families.
The protagonist is paired up with a woman and a little boy is assigned to them. They are to be husband and wife, and the boy is their son. The man develops a fondness for the little boy but never quite feels attached to the woman, although he appreciates her dutifulness. He keeps getting the feeling of familiarity by being with the little boy. One day, his memory comes flooding back and he remembers that he already has a wife and son in another city. He wants to return to them but feels guilty for abandoning his new family, especially the little boy whose grown close to him.
He eventually musters up the courage to leave. It's very sad because he takes the little boy out for a treat and buys him a gift. Then he takes the boy back home and tells him to be good to his mom before leaving.
