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Helping Others

Becca at " Lovely Yellow Ribbons " posted an interesting post titled " Homeless on Earth " ... actually, she posts lots of interesting things (and has fabulous customized military items as well!) but I was especially drawn into this story. She describes seeing a homeless person and talks about how it feels for most of us to sit comfortably in our reliable vehicles behind our designer sunglasses and look upon these that have no homes and rely on the generosity of others for survival.  Several times, I have taken action ... some with positive results, others not. Once, I gave money to man who immediately picked up his sign and walked across the street to a liquor store (I understand addiction but I was dismayed that he didn't choose to eat with that money since his sign said he was hungry); and another time, my family and I picked up an extra hamburger meal as we drove through a fast food place and when we took it back to the 'hungry' man, he scoffed ...