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johnnybgoode

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just rambling i guess

26th Apr 2015 07:41

11 years, 2 months & 8 days ago

an endless tale

22nd Oct 2014 07:17

11 years, 8 months & 13 days ago

i've now decided

21st Jul 2014 05:14

11 years, 11 months & 14 days ago

acorns

4th Jul 2014 05:28

12 years & 1 day ago

inanimate people

14th Nov 2011 18:32

14 years, 7 months & 18 days ago

inanimate people / contours

30th Oct 2011 18:29

14 years, 8 months & 5 days ago

just yesterday

24th Oct 2011 20:56

14 years, 8 months & 11 days ago

together they know

27th Sep 2011 17:08

14 years, 9 months & 7 days ago

animal rescue

8th Sep 2011 19:04

14 years, 9 months & 26 days ago

affluence

8th Sep 2011 18:06

14 years, 9 months & 26 days ago

johnnybgoode 31 Comments

CHOOSING NOT TO LOOK AWAY

17 years, 11 months & 20 days ago

14th Jul 2008 16:45

Homeless people in our communities are a fact of life, especially in big cities. Many of us don't know how to interpret this situation or what we can do to help. We may vacillate between feeling guilty, as if we are personally responsible, and feeling angry, as if being homeless is entirely on their shoulders. The situation is, of course, far more complex than either scenario. Still, not knowing how to respond, we may fall into the habit of not responding at all. We may look over their heads and not make eye contact, or look down at the ground as we pass, falling into a habit of ignoring them. Each time we do this, we disconnect ourselves from a large portion of the human family, and it doesn't feel right.

Most of us know in our hearts that the homeless and the poor are not so very different from ourselves. They may be the victims of poor planning or an unavoidable crisis. Some of them are mentally ill, some are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and some are choosing to be homeless for reasons we may never fully understand. We can imagine that, given their lives, we would likely have ended up in the same place. This does not mean that we are meant to rescue them as they are on their own learning path, but it does remind us that we can treat them as equals, because that is what they are. Even if we aren't able to offer food, shelter or money, we can offer a blessing as we pass. We can look them in the eye and acknowledge our shared humanness, even if we don't know how to help them. This simple act of kindness and silent or spoken blessings can be helpful to those living on the street.

If you want to help with information, you can learn about the services in your area and share the locations of food banks, shelters, and other resources. As parents, perhaps you would like to plan ahead, talking with your children about how as a family you would like to handle these situations. Whatever you decide to do, you will feel much better when you make a conscious choice not to simply look away.

NeverSayNever01

I know this is cold-hearted,but all life ends,so why make a living,if we're all going to die?

14 years, 8 months & 18 days ago

17th Oct 2011 14:49

Everyone can say, "Well, it's their own fault for not working hard enough to get a good job." But 9 out of ten homeless people are under the age of 18. And RazziRules, your comment was not only sick and innapropriate, but shows what a truely cruel and twisted kind of person you and your father are. It does not matter that I have not met you or your father. Anyone who can openly, if not proudly, make a comment like that is truely a j e r k. That is far too kind a word but this is a kids site so I dare not say more.

15 years, 2 months & 4 days ago

30th Apr 2011 14:50

I never ignore, but in my quest to do any good deed for homeless people, they're always in shock, which is sad.
I randomly hugged one then sat down and talked to them for a while.
I bought a meal for one and he went mute from shock.
I gave a substantial amount of money to another, he started crying.
It's sad I got weird looks from other people walking down the street. Like I was doing something wrong. We're all human, aren't we?

15 years & 10 months ago

5th Sep 2010 02:56

RaziRules you are pathetic and quite frankly your comment and lack of compassion makes me sick,idiot!!

15 years, 11 months & 14 days ago

21st Jul 2010 14:56

My dad says the homeless are lousy beggars, i make us both happy by throwing pennies at them as hard as i can

15 years, 11 months & 15 days ago

20th Jul 2010 13:12

I volunteer at a homeless shelter if that counts...?

16 years, 4 months & 28 days ago

4th Feb 2010 07:06

obama,man!