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Gratitude

by thunderbird
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Homeless man donates thousands to single mother | Daily Buzz - Yahoo! News
  • Profile picture of the author Sunfyre7896
    Very interesting. Was he homeless because he donated her all his money or was he homeless with thousands and instead of getting a place decided to be altruistic? Either way, good job for humanity, bad for him. . . If you have thousands and no place to stay, why wouldn't you go get a place unless he just like living in a car or in an alley? And how would he be homeless in the first place unless he lost his $300k house and only had thousands left. When I see things like this I feel good that people are still willing to help others but I'm also torn because you have to make sure you can live first. That would be like the U.S. giving all of the money it has to a third world country and then having to shut it's doors figuratively speaking.
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    • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
      Originally Posted by Sunfyre7896 View Post

      <snip> When I see things like this I feel good that people are still willing to help others but I'm also torn because you have to make sure you can live first.
      She was kind and generous to him in her better times, when she didn't have to be. He felt grateful for that, and is returning the favor. Shows how powerful kindness is.

      That would be like the U.S. giving all of the money it has to a third world country and then having to shut it's doors figuratively speaking.
      That is an interesting comparison, but not at all accurate.
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    I know. I was being overly dramatic in emphasis on that last part. As for him. I actually read the article and that part made sense. He's returning the favor. . . But what I took from this is he would rather stay homeless since he made all that money and won't go get a place to stay or he's like some of these full time vagrants that actually make tens of thousands and live in a hotel, motel, house, or apartment. If only people knew which ones so they'd quit donating to their "I just got your a#$ fund." . . Unless they had a sign like one I saw in Vegas: "Ninjas have just sacked my grandmother's village and I need relief to help her rebuild her hut." Now that's original which is how I determine if I am giving them anything. If it's original and makes me laugh, I'll break them off something.
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