What would you do for a homeless person?
By JustinStout
@JustinStout (174)
United States
June 16, 2010 11:22am CST
Here's a little background, on my way home from work it was regular that i would see the same homeless person at the same exit. he was strategically placed at a stop light with a sign that says will work for food, please help god bless.
Most of the time i would try to look the other way or pray the light turned green. well after sever times of passing this man he wasn't there, which was strange almost a relief, well i looked off into the woods and there he was sitting with his stuff humped over, looking god awful. That's around the time that i would purposely leave change in my car, nothing crazy but a few dollars so when i would see him next i would pass it off to him. well i didn't see him for several weeks and started to wonder. well magically he reapeared and it happend to be a few weeks before christmas, so instead of giving the gentlemen money i went to the store but no parishables, ie crackers, peanut butter, baby wipes, chef boyrdee stuff to that means, maybe thirty or fourty bucks worth, and the utencils to eat them with. well christmas comes and goes, and i don't see him, but shortly after i see him in the woods again and i stop the car, and call him over and i pass off the goods to him. He was speechless, and wanted to hug me, i shook his hand and i haven't seen him since. Yes i am curious of whatever happend but hopefully he moved on.
WHat have you done in the past for homeless people and what are your thoughts on this issue?
THnaks for your time
J
4 responses
@Auntiescarf (842)
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16 Jun 10
Whenever I go shopping in the city near me I always pass 2 homeless men as I make my way from the train station, the one is always sat near a burger van, and the other just sits near one of the shops. So I tend to go to the burger van, get 2 large burgers and 2 large cups of coffee and then give these to the men. I know the one who sits near the shops likes a cigerette as well so I'll give him some. I got into the habit of doing this and one day I did my usual thing of going to the burger van and then couldnt find the man who sits by the shops, so I just went back and gave the other guy another burger and coffee. It had been raining so I think he may have moved to somewhere a bit more dry. I'll have to look out for him next time!
The way I think about it if I was ever in that situation then I would hope someone would do that for me. Ok right now I have a roof over my head and money in the bank but who knows what could happen in the future, I really dont think these men ever thought they would be homeless one day. And I know some people may have met homeless people who just want money, but I havent met anyone like this, these men are happy to have some food and coffee.
@JustinStout (174)
• United States
16 Jun 10
That is awesome, and good things will come to you I am sure. I too feel the same as you by I would want some one to do kind things for me if i ever get in that situation. I am sure there isn't any more of a low feeling then having to beg for money.
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
17 Jun 10
oh, Auntiescarf, you seem like such a lovely person! And you are indeed right, you should do for others what you would want them to do for you. We can all imagine how it must be like to be in their situation.
I have met a few people who do not want food, there is a homeless guy in my city who lives right outside the best restaurant in town (it is amazing) and since they give him gourmet food from the restaurant, he does not want anything less fancy... And while a lot of people think that is weird, I can understand him, I would also rather eat gourmet food every day if I could!
I seriously admire people who help homeless people on a regular basis so much, such as the nice restaurant and you, Auntiescarf. I do not live near any myself, so I don't really know any that well, but I try to help whenever I can.
@JustinStout (174)
• United States
18 Jun 10
if you're homeless, and you chill outside the fanciest resteraunt, and then refuse anything but th finest, thats like an oxymoron..... beggers can't be chosers in my mind, or they will do with out...
@ladysurvivor (4746)
• Malaysia
17 Jun 10
I hope the person has found a better place to stay. I can get pretty emotional when hearing about people who do not have a shelter. As at my place, there is this one man who I suspect is having a mental disorder. I pity him very much because he should be taken care by others since he is not able to take care of himself. I want to help him a lot of times but my husband keeps saying that I shouldn't and I don't know why he's saying that. Maybe he is afraid that he man will injure us since he is not mentally well.
I really want to give him at least something to eat because I stand the thought of letting others go hungry when I know I can help. God bless him and everybody else. Amin.
@JustinStout (174)
• United States
18 Jun 10
explain this to your husband, that you want to help, and to step into your heart and see from your eyes. If he is the man of the house, he should support whatch thing and make sure you don't get hurt. i'mm not gonna lie i get nervous sometimes too when i urn to help, but sometime i just tell myself to put one foot in front of the other and go through with it, you feel better afterwards
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
17 Jun 10
I give them food, if I can (if I am near a supermarket or have something eatable with me), never money, because I know a lot of them use that money for habits that I do not want to support. (I have given some money as well though, on a few occations, but I prefer giving food)
@black007 (21)
• Pakistan
16 Jun 10
if i have resource i will do every thing that i can do for him an di think that there is difference in home and house a homeless person should get married to gat a home bt a houseless person i will make every thing for him he wants but this is only possible when i have enough resource to help him
