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Originally posted by Superman
And still she concludes that something is wrong. She's not as quick to write people off.
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I was homeless for a while. For me it was a choice forged out of bad decisions and stubborness. Poverty and homelessness themselves do not define a persons life. To look at a panhandler and assume something must be wrong implies that one must have money, a job and a home in order to have a meaningful life. We do not all share the same dreams. The white picket fence that comforts us may look like prison bars to someone else.
Yes there is suffering and loss and tragedy in the world, but the panhandler may not be the one who really needs our help. When I think of charity, my mind turns to children's hospitals, battered womens shelters, the Second Harvest food bank, scholarships for the needy, etc.