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Jun 4, 2015
"Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself." --Mohsin Hamid
Once-Homeless Man Revolutionizing Care for the Homeless
"Barsema remembered what it was like to be homeless and at the end of his rope. He'd faced a series of challenges early in life -- he'd lost everything after a struggle with alcoholism cost him his marriage, his home, and his real estate business. That led him to a mountaintop in Alaska, where he meant to commit suicide." Luckily, Barsema's parents took him in and helped him slowly bounce back. Fifteen years later, he's built a sprawling set of services to revolutionize how we care for the homeless. Read on to learn more about this remarkable man and his commitment to the less fortunate.
BE THE CHANGE
What struggles have you been through in life that have helped you understand the pain of others? How can you leverage that experience to help others?
