Ensuring that all members of society receive care and are treated with respect is fundamental to ensuring the well-being of society as a whole. To say that the less fortunate should be left to fend for themselves, or that it is not our responsibility as citizens and responsible members of society to assist those who need help is simply selfish. How would you feel if you were the one in need of assistance? We, the people who make up society, must contribute our time, resources and efforts to help others who are less privileged and more susceptible to disease due to their living conditions and the situation in which they are stuck. Ultimately, society will benefit when we take care of those members of society who need shelter, food, financial assistance, etc. Furthermore, by doing so, we also keep our community safe by eliminating the need for the less fortunate to resort to crime as a way to feed themselves and their family. One can only be pushed to the point where self-preservation becomes the most important factor for a person, thus pushing those who are hungry to resort to theft, robbery and other similar crimes to survive. My trip to the Osgood Law Soup Kitchen was truly an eye-opening experience. After this trip, I took some time to think about the preconceived notions I had about those who are less fortunate or as they are commonly referred to by most of society, homeless or bums. As most people probably do, when I think of those who are homeless and/or in need of food, the same stereotypical image and associated smell come to mind. Ragged/dirty clothes and bad odor are what I would commonly associate with the word homeless or bum. However, on this field trip, everything I thought I knew about p... half of the paper... - the last, the least, the smallest (Mahony, 1998). I believe that we, as responsible members of a society, are morally obligated to ensure that all members of society, regardless of race, sexuality or social status, are given a helping hand when needed. Works Cited Lamont, Julian, Favor, and Cristi (2013, Spring). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/encylopedia/archinfo.cgi?entry=justice-distributive Mahony, R. (1998, November 12). Creating a culture of life. Retrieved from http://www.priestsforlife.org/magisterium/mahonyelectionltr.htm Additional field trip reading. (2013) Retrieved from Humber College Blackboard, https://learn.humber.ca/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_11876_1% 26url% 3D