Last night I had the pleasure of meeting ‘Jake’ (name changed for privacy reasons) at the Hanover Youth Foyer, a living facility that provides access to education and long term accommodation for homeless youth. I can’t reveal details of Jake’s story, but lets just say he has been thrown some really rough cards. While going through the intake process, Jake was elated with the opportunity of safe housing over the next two years. Despite many life setbacks Jake is one of the most positive/inspiring people I’ve ever met. He was so deeply appreciative of absolutely everything offered to him and even said that he was going to make the next two years, the best years of his life (something that almost brought me to tears).
Last night, Jake said something that really stuck with me and I really wanted to share it.
“There are so many different colours on the colour spectrum, it's almost infinite when you think about it. Imagine if it is the same when looking at human emotions. I honestly think that there are so many undiscovered human emotions, that haven’t even been felt yet. Isn’t that beautiful?”.
Jake has a wisdom beyond his years and it’s people like him that make the world a better place to share.