The HotSpot

As I drive through my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, I see many homeless people walking the various streets of the city. Many have signs asking for help, money, and/or food. Some have children of their own following right behind them. Often times we drive past them and think nothing of it. Sometimes, we may even think twice about it due to the fact that they may really be homeless. Regardless of the fact, these people are in need of our help. When we go home, these people are left to sleep on the dangerous streets whether it is through the rain, sunshine, sleet, or snow. We tend to think; if they really needed help then they would help themselves and go to a shelter, not thinking that the shelter might be full for the night. We rarely take a look at it from a different prospective. Let's take a walk in their shoes for a minute. How would you feel if it was cold out and you had nowhere to go? How would you feel if someone turned their back on you when you desperately needed their help? It doesn't feel good to them and I am almost perfectly positive that it would not feel so pleasant to you and I neither. Now, let's look at it from another prospective. What if you were just living comfortably in your house with your nice car yesterday, and you lost everything today? How would you feel? It wouldn't be a pleasant feeling neither. You would be willing to do whatever it took to make it to the next day while wanting somebody to offer any and as much assistance possible.
This project was a great idea for the homeless community within the city of Memphis! I loved the compassion and the idea behind it. Often times we think of the homeless people as being pests or nuisances; however, that thought process is wrong and it should not be that way.
 The hotspot is a great invention for the brutal and cold winter months. However, I wonder if you could make a spot with an air conditioner for the summer months. It would be a great idea considering the heat that we experience in Memphis on a daily basis throughout the hot months like June, July, August, and sometimes September. An air conditioner for the hot summer months could help cut back on some summer heat strokes.