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What would you do if a scraggly homeless person knocked on your door, and all he asked was for a sandwich, a bottle of water, a bath, and perhaps a beard trim? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've actually skipped work just to help a homeless guy get his beard trimmed. Bought him pizza too. Kinda hard to get anywhere in life when you look like shit.

Be kind to the homeless, they just need a helping hand here and there.

What would you do?

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[–] EABOD25@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Very better wording. Sorry if I was seeming like a dick. I've always had the view that people generally mean no harm, but might have articulated it in the wrong way. I'm definitely trying to work on that with myself as well. I also have mental health issues, and I was homeless for a good 2 years of my life, and would have been longer if a person didn't invite a scruffy person into their home and show them goodness and ask for nothing in return.

After I typed that, I had to think about it for a bit. I was probably one of the few lucky ones. I've had the experience working in movie theaters, and I've encountered many homeless and have had good and bad experiences. The bad is more memorable (which probably says more about human nature rather than social conception at this point), but had many great experiences with homeless people. I have stories, but I'll save them for the sake of typing a shit ton lol.

TL;DR: I like the cut of your jib, you seem very intelligent, and have good points. However, I still believe the whole argument comes down to pessimis vs optimism. I'm a very long winded person, so tldr are hard for me