Restore faith for #capitaltoad

Peter came from being homeless to becoming a self-taught photographer. His stunning gallery on Instagram has over 1400 followers. However, until recently no one knew the story of the man behind the camera. He desperately needs electrical equipment that have stopped working. Vacuum, cooker, heater and clothes dryer, DVD player are just some items. His computer is
overheating so processing anything on it is becoming dangerous. Can we help this talented person get back on track like we all strive for. I need help, to help him.

His story..........

I was working 2 jobs. I had my car stolen and I owed 30 odd thousands - the insurance company never paid out.
So I moved out and then I lost my job.
How do you pay a bill when you don’t have the money?

Shortly after that, I was homeless and spent almost 3 years living on the streets and sleeping on trains.
I survived. I used to approach restaurants – Chinese restaurants in particular, because they were very generous people – and I would offer to clean their kitchen in exchange for a little bit of food.

After 2 and a half years on the street, I had a friend
and his parents said – “look, this is no good, we had no idea. He could come and live with us”. So I got to stay with them for 6 months, in Melbourne. Then I got to live back into a house and about 3-4 months later I had a heart attack. That certainly backfired a bit.

It’s an awful cycle: being homeless you smell, you can’t wash or brush your teeth for a long time, nobody
wants to come near you.

- Now...I would call myself a Disability Pensioner. Not exactly the path I chose for life. But you can only make the best of what you have got. I was walking home late one night when I was 21 and was set upon by 3 guys who robbed me and beat me quite severely.

During this, my left knee was smashed beyond repair and as a result of the damage, I have lost over 20% mobility in that leg.

I absolutely HATE being a Pensioner. I have tried my hand at countless jobs since my knee was damaged, to try to get off the Pension and back to being a contributing member of Society. 

- My innermost dream is actually quite a simple one these days:
Be Happy
Be Helpful
Be kind
Be thoughtful.

I would have to say that my biggest dream is to get
off the pension and start living a life; instead of
watching it, I’d like to be a part of it. It’s a very simple dream but after 20 years, I had enough. I would like to move forward in life. That’s my biggest goal. I always believed that if you work hard enough, it would get you there. 

Like my photography. I have dreamed of being a photographer for a long time.

- The thought of one day, being able to throw out my Pension Card, because it no longer applies to me. I certainly hope I do get to see that day.

To read Peters full story go to this link.

https://ahatofmanydreams.blogspot.com.au/
2017/02/the-optimist.html