timbro

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United States • Age 71

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Does America have beggars and homeless people?

astroo13 @astroo13 (963) • India 2 Feb 07

I am asking this because every time media shows something about America it is all high rise buildings ,new cars and posh looking people.

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timbro America most certainly have beggars and homeless people. I have personally been homeless four times inmy life. I have had to ask for help from other people to gat by on many occasions. I do not have that in my life now, because one thing that happenned to me...

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Do you give alms to beggars?

earth2jacq @earth2jacq (1502) • Philippines 23 Feb 07

In my country, beggars are a common sight. They tap the windows of cars or walk with you all for a few spare coins. I don't give alms because I think giving will encourage them to just beg. Sometimes I feel bad ignoring them. I do...

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timbro I give alms on a regular basis. I am not wealthy, but I do give where I can. I believe it is our duty to help people. I have been the recipient of charity at times in my life, and believe it is my place to return the blessing

23 Feb 07

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how many books do you read in a year?

cher913 @cher913 (25782) • Canada 7 Feb 07

A minister friend of my parents reads at least 100 books in a year (he has a parish, takes courses, has a family, yet he finds time to read all these books. How many do you read? Depends on the week, but i am lucky to cover a...

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timbro I also read at least 100 books a year on an average year

23 Feb 07

Required Reading for Life

MrCoolantSpray @MrCoolantSpray (1005) • United States 22 Feb 07

Are there any books you feel should be required reading for everyone? Books that serve to enlighten, to teach, to amuse? I think everyone should read Miyamoto Musashi's "A Book of Five Rings." It's a guide to military...

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timbro Another Roadside Atraction by Tom Robbins, Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet, Animal Farm, George Orwell, Druids by Morgan Llyewlyn, Ishmael, Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver, Call of the Wild by Jack London.

23 Feb 07

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