Minimum Wage

After watching that movie where the guy from "Super Size Me", and his wife live on minimum wage for 30 days really made me think. They could barely get buy, and they didn't even have any kids to take care of or anything. But when it came to medical issues, down-time, and overall health, they were cut short. It made me even more appreciative of what I am able to have in my life and how many luxuries I usually take for granted. In the movie after they had been well into the experience, I could see how worn out they were. They were saying that your home is a sanctuary. It is somewhere you go to relieve yourself of the stresses of your day. However, it is pretty impossible to have a stress free, relaxing moment when you are constantly worrying about paying your bills, and how you're going to eat, and get to work, or anything that is really just a brush off the shoulder for us. We buy our expensive coffee, our specific water, our designer clothes, and so many other things because that is what society teaches us is acceptable. But when you are just barely getting by because you need to survive on minimum wage, none of that matters. The focus is working to pay for the bills, food, water, and transportation to and from work in order to pay for these essentials. Yesterday when Corinne and I were at our community service, we were talking with this women about how ridiculous people are these days. For example, Corinne brought up how one of her friends was complaining about "Aquafina" water. She was saying that it doesn't taste good, and that she prefers "Dasani". Also, that she would NEVER drink out of the drinking fountains at school because of how gross they are. That is so snobby! There are people who are forced to drink out of dirt filled rivers and she can't decide which brand of water she likes best. I have to admit, I used to stray pretty far from the perspective of things, but i'm learning.