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[nueva_alba]

i gave my last pound to a homeless man today. he was cold, it's winter. he was shivering, covered in tatty rags and torn jackets. he had a dog next to him, lying next to him like a guardian angel. a black lab. the cutest thing i've ever seen, i'm sure. gosh, he was a precious thing. he looked so hungry, too. i just wanted to feed him some roast

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[gentlerain]

Reading this really touched my heart, to be honest. In my town and around my area I see A LOT of homeless people, even homeless families. It's just devastating to think about them. There are SO many families in need here in America because of the economic crisis, and for that I can't blame them for being out on the streets. I never want to make assumptions about homeless people because I don't understand their backgrounds. I don't know the real reasons why they're unable to do anything with their lives.

Around this time of year I get really sensitive to these things because they're a lot unlike me. I always want to help the homeless people I see wandering the streets. But it really is hard, especially in my town, which isn't as safe as others. I think that's one of the main reasons why a lot of people can't be like you, sitting down and sharing soup with someone sitting on the streets. There's a lot of dangerous stuff out there. I see people walking around holding up signs asking for money and it always crosses my mind that they just want money and they're not even poor. If only it wasn't so hard.

[nueva_alba]

:( I know exactly what you mean. But hey, life's hard. I guess that's how we learn.

I always try not to make assumptions about the homeless too, but we all do it. Sometimes it just can't be helped, but sometimes it's good to be proved wrong from your assumptions as well.