Homeless Woman
I was approached yesterday by a woman who said she was sleeping in her car...
due to being a victim of domestic abuse (boyfriend in jail, shunned by family).
I don't usually carry cash, so she went on to someone else.
I felt bad and called to her asking if she would like for me to buy her something to eat at the fast food restaurant across the parking lot. On the walk over, we shared a little bit of our lives with each other. She was very appreciative. And honestly, it felt really, really good to be able to do something like that for another human being, especially given all the hate that I have witnessed during the election season.
Giving a gift to others is also giving a gift to ourselves. Sure you may be scammed, but if they are that desperate, why not give them the benefit of the doubt? We are all in this together. We are all connected.
I have seen more homeless each year in Chicago. The desperate are getting more and more desperate. The 1% better build higher and higher walls because the days of pitchforks are a-comin'. We need to address the mentally ill, stop cutting resources and assist these people. Throwing them in a privatized prison system or out on the street is asking for a multitude of problems.
Under this administration, these issues will multiply.
