Reply #44: If I am on foot and have time I have no problem sitting and chatting

[Kali]

usually I am in a vehicle so I will hand out whatever I can (I'm not usually in possession of much, but always figure they can use that $5 more than my ass needs junk food)

I am in a very rural situation, so in terms of getting to know the locals I don't really have that "opportunity".

I used to feel like others here who say don't give them money, they will just spend it on whatever is unapproved by the giver. I don't even know exactly where I heard it, (probably here on DU) but the point being who the fuck am I to judge what some other person does? If anybody had justification for getting onto another chemical plane it would be somebody that had to sleep in the cold. (Even if chemicals are what put them there, I'm not going to be able to fix it, that has to come from inside, like you said. If my motivation is charity, to help in a small insignificant way, a few dollars is probably more useful than anything I could buy in the moment instead. Most aren't children so it really isn't my place to be trying to manipulate their "moral" behavior if they aren't hurting anything.

They are people. Sadly, a lot of us try not to think about that.

Thanks for the reply. I do hope you are in a place you want to be.