Saturday, February 6, 2010
I just have to drive through it
I am not one to give money to strangers begging on the street, but the other day I was seriously touched to do just that (although I couldn't stop on the busy street, so I couldn't). I saw a man sitting at a bus stop. He was reading a really beaten' up copy of the Bible and was obviously homeless. I don't know what it was about that man, but he inspired me. As I drove home (I take a short cut home from Costco through a pretty rough neighborhood) I looked around at the run down homes, the bars on the windows, the garbage lining the street. I thought to myself "nobody should have to live here!" Something inside me changed. Somehow I need to find a way to help....not just give money, but really help. So that is what has been on my mind lately. How can I help? How does the world get so out of control and what can "I" do to make a difference?
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You are a sweet, caring person, Anita. That is why I love you so much! We have wondered the same thing. How do you trust who really needs help and who is scamming? We give to the church, the only charity we feel we can really trust. We just move up and down the boxes on the tithing slip each month. Humanitarian Aid is a good one.
What a hard thing to have to drive by all the time. I'm so glad you were touched. I don't know what to recommend, but I can't wait to hear!
I have had the same thought many times. No-one should have to live that way--even if a person choses that life, it is sad to think about what would have led to that choice. I think anything you do to try to help will be worthwhile :)
The real trick is not to care who is scamming and who "really" needs it, because they all really need it. Let go of the need to control and the ability to help is given life.
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