Today I went to work. I specialize in the acquisition of a distressed
multifamily assets. I now own and manage housing just like the place where I grew up. 
Its crazy how money and education change things. Today I walked the grounds at a property in East Point. I
witnessed the trash being thrown everywhere. The blatant disregard to cleanliness and there personal safety
by the residents. I witnessed the perpetuation of the cycle for poverty and
impoverished living.
In the light of this class i'm attempting to examine my view people’s differences
and cultural identity. I am torn. Here In this my place of work and origin I see
a mindset that is easy to judge and view as backwards. I wonder at the line
between judgment and acceptance; between poverty and progress. I wonder at how to change a culture and even
more so if it is my right or responsibility to change it.
What allows me to be the determinate of right or ought to
for these people. Money power? Shared origin?
The civilizing of peoples. The institutionalization of good
values and habits. These are my thoughts. Does my approach interfere with the
culture of a people. Am I imposing my identity on them or am I just “helping”?
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