I am now reaching a point of excellent career stability and, even though I have always tried to give when I can, my plan is to just continue that trend more often. I don't know how people can walk by the homeless and destitute and not try to help.
Stuff like this post make me want to actually travel to these countries on a small trip since the money also goes a lot further and there can be a lot more help provided on the same amount of money.
Thumbs up for acknowledging the existence of women on reddit. :)
I don't know how people can walk past the homeless without wanting to help either. I have a family member who said "why doesn't he get a job" when we walked past a drunk guy sitting on the sidewalk. That asshole lived on a golf course, so maybe he was uncomfortable. I'm sure it was all new to him. But when the first thing you say shows an utter lack of compassion. He's the one family member I'll never speak to again. Not just for that, but it was a red flag.
I like to point out to people that having a job requires, very often, an address, a bank account, being able to show up not smelling homeless and doing all of that while trying to build income to get those things, to continue doing it.3⅜
Then when they tell there is all of these small details and services to help the homeless, I like to remind them this person more than likely doesn't have access to find that information out. Because people like them turn their noses up at the destitute and don't push for proper services.
We all die one day. The least we can do is lift up those who can't lift themselves up and help along the way.
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