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I asked the Salvation Army kettle lady if I could buy her a cup of coffee. It was so cold out there. She asked for a cup of hot cocoa, so that’s what I got her at the nearby Starbucks.
Christmas Eve I had decided I'd do something for a homeless person IF I encountered one. It turned out to be surreal.
I wasn't LOOKING for one, I just knew there was a good chance of one where I was going.
Store number one: no one needed anything. Everyone in there was like me. Buying food because they had failed to plan. Some of them expressing surprise that more restaurants are not open (where are they from? We're lucky to have two)
Store number two: Some guy inside on crack or something. Scary. Singing falalalala. I don't do scary. Outside was a man I've encountered many times. He irritates me. He is very aggressive. Has followed me inside to interfere in my purchasing to demand things. I've given him all I am going to forever.
Restaurant: the falalallala guy outside scaring me again. Everyone inside cheerful and chowing down or waiting to be sat.
I know I was a scrooge about the irritating one, since it was Christmas. I could have bought him a beer, that is what he wants. Wouldn't have hurt me. Oh well. My auto-response to him kicked in. I know he is not after food............
I also have a Christmas Eve homeless person story.
Inside a restaurant with family and friends, we see outside of window a homeless guy walking back and forth on the sidewalk where the restaurant also has some tables and chairs.
Instead of bringing a box of leftovers home, I gave it to him, and apparently so had someone else, so the guy had a Christmas Eve feast.
Anyone it felt good to give to a needy stranger and I wish I had a heart big enough to do it more often: I do give $100 to charities here and there several times a year, but to actually give personally something concrete and see the result is a different experience.
He remained expressionless and barely said a word, then apparently wolfed down the food and seconds later he was gone.
Well, also, at that same restaurant, an old Hispanic lady was trying to exit, but she was lost in the back of the restaurant near the bathrooms and the emergency exit. So I personally escorted her to the front part of the restaurant where the main door is and held it open for her. And she was really grateful both in word and body language.
To be honest, nothing. I keep to myself a lot and I don't really run into people who need help.
It's not always about people "needing" help but just being nice and or/giving help. Hold a door open for someone, smile at someone, wish someone a nice day, give a compliment, reach for something on a shelf for someone.
Little things also count for being in a nicer/kinder world
So I wish all of you a wonderful day today and I hope you enjoyed your meals/families and or friends these past few days.
I also have a Christmas Eve homeless person story.
Inside a restaurant with family and friends, we see outside of window a homeless guy walking back and forth on the sidewalk where the restaurant also has some tables and chairs.
Instead of bringing a box of leftovers home, I gave it to him, and apparently so had someone else, so the guy had a Christmas Eve feast.
Anyone it felt good to give to a needy stranger and I wish I had a heart big enough to do it more often: I do give $100 to charities here and there several times a year, but to actually give personally something concrete and see the result is a different experience.
He remained expressionless and barely said a word, then apparently wolfed down the food and seconds later he was gone.
Well, also, at that same restaurant, an old Hispanic lady was trying to exit, but she was lost in the back of the restaurant near the bathrooms and the emergency exit. So I personally escorted her to the front part of the restaurant where the main door is and held it open for her. And she was really grateful both in word and body language.
Isn't that cute?
A feast of leftovers that other people had already eaten from? You couldn't invite him to order something fresh to go or pay in advance for him to eat inside like a person?
A feast of leftovers that other people had already eaten from? You couldn't invite him to order something fresh to go or pay in advance for him to eat inside like a person?
Yes, of course, the leftovers actually had bite marks on them, we made extra sure about that, no untouched food, just the bits with bite marks.
Still, better than forging for rot in garbage cans.
He's lucky he wasn't arrested, restaurant security was eyeing him and about to call the police.
Kind intervention of customers diffused tension and he went away satisfied; most likely he did not want any other type of attention which is typically the case with such people.
Now let someone prejudge you by the same standards which you prejudge others: no good deed goes unpunished.
A feast of leftovers that other people had already eaten from? You couldn't invite him to order something fresh to go or pay in advance for him to eat inside like a person?
Oh. Kind of like you could have done for Falalalala Guy or Irritating Guy?
Ahem, back to the topic of being NICE. I went to work yesterday, on Christmas, and didn't growl at anybody who came in to shop on Christmas day, I thought that was very nice of me, lol.
We let a friend of my son's stay in our home because of the fire. He was with us for a week. Lots of people were in the same condition. Our kids made little packs for those affected by the fire. I think some of them went to the firefighters. Water bottles, snacks, some candy and even deodorant. I would have never figured to include deodorant. Someone else thought of that.
It is amazing how much something so destructive brings people together.
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