I agree in working to make situations better for the homeless and the poor. And I agree with most everything I’ve read about in your post above. But it’s the same as some other things, like landfills, Power plants, prisons, halfway houses, etc. we all know we need one but we don’t want it near our home. People trashing an area, defecating on the sidewalk, leaving piles of garbage and junk in public places make it hard for some to be compassionate towards those in need. It’s probably the old 80/20 rule. 80% of them are decent and clean and not shitting on the sidewalk. But the 20% who do it make it miserable for everybody. Now there’s my opinion. I wish I was writing a solution to the problem rather than my opinion about it. The fact is I can’t come up with a solution. I just pray that those who are in need find what they to live and add to that prayer the little bit that I can do for them. When it gets towards the end of the month before the Social Security comes I can identify with these folks very very much. So far I’m traveling with almost no emergency funds. I just spent $300 to get an automatic window fixed in my van. But figured with the hot weather ahead and no air-conditioning I’m going to need that window. So there’s 300 I could’ve put in my emergency fund. What I’m saying is I know what it’s like to be poor but I don’t know what it’s like to be desperately poor. As a Christian I believe with the Scripture says, we will be held accountable for how we treated those in need.
