The sorrows of Skid Row and the emptyness of Beverly Hills, although differentiated by class these two seemingly opposite communities hold a lot in common. Under the luxury of the gated home with the sercurity cameras sits a girl whose nightmares are exactly the same as the boy trying to survive the cold mean streets of LA. There is the woman driving a Range Rover who has to pull over because the tears of betrayal are blinding her. There is a man driving a cart, looking for his next fix and just trying to survive one day at a time. They seem so different but I tell you, they have so much in common. There is the man who is on top of the world on the outside, but on the inside his life has been shattered into a million pieces. What does he have in common with woman who never went pass the 10th grade and her life has been marked by abuse beyond words can say. I tell you that they have a lot more in common then you might think.
The crack addict has a lot more in common with the shopaholic then meets the eye. The difference between the rich and poor is really not as big as their common desperation for something beyond the here and now. This is why I tell my testimony about how Jesus transformed my life in a real and profound way.
Paul Rudatsikira
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