22 Oct 2022 10:06 am
DeezerShoove » 22 Oct 2022, 9:19 am » wrote: ↑ I am a veteran of decades of working, dining, etc. in Detroit.
Have you ever followed up on the vagrants, bums, and hobos after giving them money?
I have. More than once.
I don't give anymore unless I'm holding a wad of basically "found money". Casino win, or something like that.
I once followed a guy after a beautiful sob story about illness, loss of career, divorce...
He took my $20 bill and went right to a liquor store.
He was drinking just outside the door and had a second bottle in a bag. My treat.
I saw another go into some neighborhood even **** than the one we were already in.
Crackhouse... You can kind of tell by the broken windows and no front door knob.
My treat again.
So, if I earned it, I don't give it to just anybody. Enabling is also bad karma.
Safety hint:
Driving around in a real **** up hoop-dee or a beautiful, clean and shiny, big vehicle is best.
Nothing in between those, as you can get **** with more.
every man purposeth in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly or out of compulsion; for God loveth the cheerful giver.
. -- 2 Corinthians
When I give, it's all about the moment. Life is short, I could drop dead in the next hour, as could the bum. I take joy in a moment of giving
If you Concern yourself with what happens after you give, then your gift is a tool of power to control the behavior of the needy.. that's not a cheerful giver