I was a CEO, here's what I learned about compassion from my homeless brother
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I was a CEO, I learned about compassion from my homeless brother. 8 million low-income households face affordability crisis and could wind up homeless.
I saw his face light up when he recounted a special kindness he received while on the road. He talked of how he internalized those moments as a form of hope in his journey to a better life. I also saw his eyes darken when he related the indignities he’d suffered when he was treated badly by his fellow man. David Pruitt is a former CEO and author of the powerful memoir about childhood abuse, homelessness and ultimately resilience, "Relative Distance" (SparkPress, Oct. 2022)
How had he survived years of hitching rides, jumping trains, sleeping under overpasses, and, as he later told me, more than once, running for his life? How did he view our time growing up together? Why had our lives gone in such different directions? Was it genetic? Simple human desire? Had fickle fate intervened? In my quest to find my brother, I’d come looking for answers, not just about him but about myself.