i have been exactly where you are, Person. Usually, i do stop. But sometimes, i can't. And props to you for owning your subjective perspective about this person. It's ok to feel it, to think it...and where do we go from there?
^ That sucked. Here's a different perspective...
i went to the store tonight. i am a poor woman, but i had 4$ in my wallet. i rode up to the store, on my bike, with my back pack. And this woman/girl walks up to me. She obviously doesn't know how to get money, because she just asks me if i have a few dollars. She offers no story, but her voice is sad, pleading.
i come back out. i don't have alot of money of my own, but i need to talk to her. She is not pin pupiled or glassy eyed. She looks like a young woman, & she sounds distressed. When i walked away from her, i judged that distress. My jaded heart refused to see that black eye.
The young woman that i met really needed a hotel for her kids. i suck for not acknowledging that. i turned around, rode back & gave her 4 fucking dollars. That is not enough.
i have $700 saved up. All that i could think is how can i help her? HOW CAN WE HELP HER?
i went to the store tonight. i am a poor woman, but i had 4$ in my wallet. i rode up to the store, on my bike, with my back pack. And this woman/girl walks up to me. She obviously doesn't know how to get money, because she just asks me if i have a few dollars. She offers no story, but her voice is sad, pleading.
i come back out. i don't have alot of money of my own, but i need to talk to her. She is not pin pupiled or glassy eyed. She looks like a young woman, & she sounds distressed. When i walked away from her, i judged that distress. My jaded heart refused to see that black eye.
The young woman that i met really needed a hotel for her kids. i suck for not acknowledging that. i turned around, rode back & gave her 4 fucking dollars. That is not enough.
i have $700 saved up. All that i could think is how can i help her? HOW CAN WE HELP HER?