Help someone. You can afford to.

Posted on November 18, 2003 by Gene

Homeless people are just that — people without a home. They’re not faceless blurs on the side of the highway. They’re people.
I always try to do something for people, usually in the form of whatever cash I have on me or in my car; last year when the snow hit us I realized, sitting in my relatively expensive high tech car all toasty warm, that I am blessed well beyond reason with things. But things don’t bring the kind of happiness I want. I realized at that moment that the influence of just one person can change your outlook and reorder your priorities. And that’s when I gave the guy on the side of the road my gloves. What did I need them for there in the car? They only cost $15, I can go to Target and get another pair.
This year, when I go to that Target to buy gloves, I’m gonna buy about 10 pair. There are a lot of people on the side of the road that need them. It helps them, it makes me feel better, and heck, $150 is what I spend at the grocery store every couple of weeks. Gotta learn the relative value of things — $150 is not a huge sum of money for me, but it could make a life or death difference for someone else.
It’s getting cold. Go help a person who needs you.