Would you take a homeless in your arms?
Translated by Laurent Delpit. See the original article in English
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THE BEST OF 2010: post published on November 19th
If this young English woman has taken up the cause of the homeless, it is because she was homeless herself. Kicked out of various houses, our British blogger, the Homeless Girl, lived in hotels and slept on the street and has now found a home. However, she keeps writing on a subject that is still taboo today. She refuses to be considered as a spokesperson. She’s just a voice. Here’s a poignant story she’s sharing with E-Blogs.
Photo by Adrian Miles | Flickr, CC license
I’m going to assume that most of the people who read this blog already have a heart for the homeless plight and the suffering of others and if not hopefully after reading a few posts you will.
But the truth is a lot of people don’t think like you and this weekend whilst I was in London this was shown to me.
I was getting of the train at Moorgate tube station and saw a man leaning against the wall and he was crying.
I walked past him with a companion and I knew that if I were to walk past and ignore him I would be a hypocrite.
So I turned back and asked him if he was okay and he said no. He was begging and tired of being told to piss off and treated like scum. I could smell the alcohol on his breath.
So I asked him if he was hungry he said yes I was going to buy him a meal but was short on time so I gave him a £5 note.
He was touched and asked my name then I gave him a hug and he shook the hand of my friend.
The whole time my friend was quiet. They said nothing and I told them I know you’re upset but it’s something I have to do and I know what it feels like to have no one on your side.
They said to me ” it’s nothing about the money but let me take you down this road and you could give £2 to a 100 of them and all will happen is they will get drunk and you will have no money.”
This person knows about my blog and read a few posts and they are a great person but how do you relate with people when their opinions are so different from yours.
How do you handle this in your life?
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