No Shoes, No Service

Today was Toms "Day Without Shoes" and yours truely participated. I walked from my house to the mishawaka Library which are about two miles apart. It was very intresting, walking without shoes. When people see you, without shoes, they avoid your eyes like they hope you wont look at them. Every now and then they meet your eyes, and when they do their eyes are filled with pity. I went into two antique stores and they paid me no mind. But when I got to the library, I couldn't stay because I didn't have shoes. On my way home, a couple stopped in their car and asked if I was ok and if I needed help. This No shoes, No service rule is one of Americas worst. I understand restraunts, but a library? For all they know, the reason I didn't have shoes was because I really had none. There are people, even in the states, who don't have shoes.They cant go into a public library, a place that should be open to everyone, because they don't have shoes. Shoes. Such an easy thing, and something we have in abundance. Now, I'm not saying everyone should walk around without shoes, because it hurts. And I'm definatly not wanting you to feel guilty when you buy a gorgeous pair of shoes. I like new shoes just as much as the next person. I'm just saying to keep it in mind next time you do buy shoes. What if, one day, everyone in america just didn't wear shoes? What kind of impression would that make on our No shoes no service society. The store owners would have to let people in or they would have no buisness. We could do so much, if we just acted like the country we were always suposed to be. One country, under God.