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A close friend of mine posted this on his facebook and I think he makes a very valid point...
Who are we to judge??
A couple weeks back there was a dude out the front of IGA. I gave him twenny bucks, then when I was in the shop I thought 'fuck it, i'm buying this dude some shopping too' and got him some food that I hoped was packaged in a way that was best to manage at no fixed address, toothbrush and toiletries etc'. When I came out he was gone... I must admit my first thought was 'Oh shit, there goes twenty bucks to the bottle shop', but I waited around. He came back, and he had just used the money to buy a lasagne for another homeless guy who was busking down the street. Straight away. That was pretty amazing. His name is Cooper, we had a yarn and he is a really nice bloke who is finding it hard to get work because of the usual reasons people don't want to hire homeless people... and also because of an old police record. If you see him, say hi. He helps out others on the street and tries to make sure the older guys don't fleece the new kids. Koopa Troopa! And yeah don't judge people. Sitting and talking with him for a bit seemed to take away the fear factor for others too, when they see that someone else had helped and even sat down and got along, y'know? A mother came up with her daughter and gave him five bucks. It just got real nice all of a sudden. I think i'll repost this on my page too. Now that I think about it, so what if he had gone and bought a bottle? He was sober, and helping others, and I was the one who was tipsy.. who am I to assume anything?
Who are we to judge??
A couple weeks back there was a dude out the front of IGA. I gave him twenny bucks, then when I was in the shop I thought 'fuck it, i'm buying this dude some shopping too' and got him some food that I hoped was packaged in a way that was best to manage at no fixed address, toothbrush and toiletries etc'. When I came out he was gone... I must admit my first thought was 'Oh shit, there goes twenty bucks to the bottle shop', but I waited around. He came back, and he had just used the money to buy a lasagne for another homeless guy who was busking down the street. Straight away. That was pretty amazing. His name is Cooper, we had a yarn and he is a really nice bloke who is finding it hard to get work because of the usual reasons people don't want to hire homeless people... and also because of an old police record. If you see him, say hi. He helps out others on the street and tries to make sure the older guys don't fleece the new kids. Koopa Troopa! And yeah don't judge people. Sitting and talking with him for a bit seemed to take away the fear factor for others too, when they see that someone else had helped and even sat down and got along, y'know? A mother came up with her daughter and gave him five bucks. It just got real nice all of a sudden. I think i'll repost this on my page too. Now that I think about it, so what if he had gone and bought a bottle? He was sober, and helping others, and I was the one who was tipsy.. who am I to assume anything?
