From the mind of critic: If we walk by a disheveled, sunburnt, unshaven, dirty clothed, dirty faced and foul smelling person on a street corner begging for change and think there but for the grace of god go I, is it because we think we have no control over our upward mobility? Do we believe god, spirit or some other outside force is the determining factor between us being devoid of the physical, mental and financial attributes it takes to be a contributing member of society? Or do we know all the hard work and struggle that we’ve put in just to get to place we’re at, even if it is barely enough to get by, and know all our progress and forward movement can be taken away on the whim of a power broker? Times are tough, hard work alone doesn’t get us as far as it used to, there aren’t many jobs, companies love to move their operations overseas because they know american workers will never work for $100 a month, these are statements we all could agree with no matter what side of the political spectrum we find ourselves on. However, some of us still believe that it’s all out of our hands, that no matter what we do, how hard we work or push for progress, an all knowing force is the only one that says who is homeless and who isn’t, and who is successful and who isn’t. Maybe we all believe it can all be taken away either by captains of religion, or captains of industry. Maybe some of us work hard knowing it can be taken away, but do it anyway, because we know that sometimes it isn’t taken, and sometimes we discover that we still have the ability to surprise ourselves. Whether it is the grace of god or the grace of fascists, life is short and temporary. As long as we put our full effort forward, we should never, ever feel ashamed. None of us are ever above anybody else” 🙂