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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 649673" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>HLM, I appreciate your thoughts on homelessness, it is an important topic. I just saw this on FB and thought I'd post it here......it really gives a different perspective.....</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.idealistrevolution.org/homeless-people-each-share-one-thing-about-themselves-that-will-surprise-you/" target="_blank">http://www.idealistrevolution.org/homeless-people-each-share-one-thing-about-themselves-that-will-surprise-you/</a></p><p></p><p>And, I give money to homeless folks. I always have. Frankly I don't care if they use it for drugs or alcohol, that isn't my business, I just see a human being there, asking for help. It isn't like I am giving them $1000 it's just a pittance.....on almost every occasion, when those eyes met mine, there was real gratitude in them.... and often they say, "God bless you" and we would exchange a smile. It touches me very deeply each time.......I did this before my daughter became homeless, however, having met some of her homeless friends, now I have an even deeper understanding and compassion......it is a world and a lifestyle I don't know a lot about, but for me, it feels right to offer money. It's a small offering. And, if at times they think of me as gullible, so be it, to me it's my humanity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 649673, member: 13542"] HLM, I appreciate your thoughts on homelessness, it is an important topic. I just saw this on FB and thought I'd post it here......it really gives a different perspective..... [URL]http://www.idealistrevolution.org/homeless-people-each-share-one-thing-about-themselves-that-will-surprise-you/[/URL] And, I give money to homeless folks. I always have. Frankly I don't care if they use it for drugs or alcohol, that isn't my business, I just see a human being there, asking for help. It isn't like I am giving them $1000 it's just a pittance.....on almost every occasion, when those eyes met mine, there was real gratitude in them.... and often they say, "God bless you" and we would exchange a smile. It touches me very deeply each time.......I did this before my daughter became homeless, however, having met some of her homeless friends, now I have an even deeper understanding and compassion......it is a world and a lifestyle I don't know a lot about, but for me, it feels right to offer money. It's a small offering. And, if at times they think of me as gullible, so be it, to me it's my humanity. [/QUOTE]
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