No, I dont mean taking one into your home. Obviously I could've phrased this better but I'm not in PR so you read between the personal lines.
So.
Since everyone seems to think I'm the resident asshole and all you fockers love to essentially pick on me from your high horse, assume I'm a degenerate tin foil eating racist mofo, I'd like you all to step up and help someone. Anyone really. We all run into people in our daily routine that need some help.
Like I said in another thread, I've run into two homeless men in the past few months who I help when I can. That means if I see them, I try to help them out with food. Like I'll pay for parking if I have to sometimes - its 25 cents for a few minutes. Since one of them seems to be consistently around the Starbux on Oak and 67th and is relatively the same size as me, I'm putting old clothes together for the winter as I grew up donating up old clothes with the family through various 'charities'. I do prefer the hands on approach as its honestly just rewarding and even community like. I also handed him a sammy, coffee and $5 for food later just before posting this.
The other disenchanted guy by Broadway Hemlock, his name is Toby. An older guy who you can tell isnt a druggie. I sat down with him in McDix one night in July when my car was in the shop and I was bus bound and hungry. He actually blew my mind in a sense that he said in order to get by, he had to be better. It was up to him to be different than the rest. He had to have no expectations as he shouldnt. I didnt ask how he ended up sitting on a sidewalk b/c realistically, it's not that hard to imagine (I've been laid of 4x in 7 months in one calendar year) so despite best intentions, it could be you. Oh yes, it could be. Unfortunately, I dont run into Toby that much.
Some of you donate time to trails. A lot of us donate time here with almost useless banter. And whether you know it or not, a lot of you are sort of whats wrong with the World. You guys tell me I'm intolerant of refugee's fleeing a crisis. I say "ok" b/c its the internet and you guys cant read an opening disclaimer. I'll openly admit both of them are older white males. Why? White people dont have a common community in my opinion. I think there's distinct reasons why the DTES is predominately white and first nations. But thats a whole other thread. I'll also openly say if I was homeless, I'd like someone to help me. Pretty simple.
I'm challenging you ALL, whether in Vancouver or Germany to help change someones life locally for the better. Homeless people get jack shit other than judgmental views and loose change. You dont even have to give them anything other than time. Talk with one. Give them a sense of worth again as its start from being ostracized.
Shall we do something NBR? Ok, WILL YOU do something because if I can and believe me I am, you certainly can. Right?
Dont let the Shogun be better than you (because you dont think thats possible do ya) ;)
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