The Unsung

Who are they?  What is their purpose?  Why don't I know them, since I know all the important people?  Allow me to answer this way.  They are people who are unheraled, uncelebrated, considered ordinary, but proudly wear the title of servant.  Most are self-assurred too, yet they work in obsecurity.  Why you may ask?  It is because they don't need recognition in order to help others.  Most come from generations of ancestors who were themselves givers that expected nothing in return.  Out of their great need, they gave to help their neighbors and even strangers.  Whenever they saw a need, their first thought was, how can "I" meet that need, instead of just saying "I'm praying for you," and walking away.  The UNSUNG understands the meaning of "to whom much is given much is required," and that a closed hand keeps anything from being received as well as going out.  Most knew what want and need meant, because they too have fallen on hard times and most of the time they received no help.  

The Unsung of today remember stories told to them by their elders (grandmothers, grandfathers, mothers, fathers, aunts and uncle) of neighbors sharing little that they had so all could survive.  From giving the shoes off their feet, clothing off their backs, food from their pantries and even their hard earned money, they didn't just see the need, they helped the needy.  They were God's hands.

The Unsung of today like their predecessors are unknown, because they choose to press money in hands without creating a scene, give a coat, hat, boots or sandwich and simply walk away.  They are doers of the work and not just talkers.  They don't give infront of cameras to get applause, post to Facebook or humiliate the needy. To be fair, there are those who record people and post to websites, but their motive is getting additional money to support a greater need that person or family have.  You see, for some people that are doing well today, it hasn't always been that way.  Some have been homeless, on welfare, ate from soup kitchens, wore clothing from thrift stores, slept in allyways and been deserted by family.  These have not forgotten where they came from.  They feel a duty to give back and help the helpless.  Also, many unsung come from the ranks of poor or the working poor class.  Again, I say that they are unsung and unknown because they work in obsecurity.  Work on being unsung and not running after mankinds recognition.  CR January 4, 2023, Ms. Alice B. Nixon-Barr. This work is not to be duplicated in any form, placed in any retrieval system or used in any manner without the express written permission of the above author.