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He walks for hours each morning picking up trash with his bag and pick stick. Yesterday, he came across a young gal with a backpack and walking barefoot. Asked where her shoes were. Said totally worn and had to toss them. He asked her if she was homeless and she said yes. Handed her $20. He casually mentioned it to me today. Whats not to love?
LoisB
(7,256 posts)I could tell story after story about his kindness. A definite keeper. I am lucky.
Duppers
(28,133 posts)What a kind person! An example for everyone.
Poor girl, btw. I hope she stays safe.
MOMFUDSKI
(5,792 posts)how this happened to her. No way to know. She had an opening to speak to him but that didnt happen. Hoping she will find her way.
Evolve Dammit
(16,817 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,792 posts)He is Random Acts of Kindness in the flesh.
Evolve Dammit
(16,817 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,792 posts)and as we got out of the car my husband went over to help a guy loading a bunch of lumber onto his truck. I told our grandson, "THIS is how to live your life". This happens all the time.
Evolve Dammit
(16,817 posts)XanaDUer2
(10,846 posts)I hate litter.
LittleGirl
(8,292 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,511 posts)niyad
(113,941 posts)Larissa
(792 posts)Your husband's kindness is magnificent. In terms of the trash collecting, I immediately thought of Pete Seeger, the late folk singer, and the writer, David Sedaris. Seeger once said that picking up trash was his religion. Sedaris has actually had a garbage wagon named after him.
MOMFUDSKI
(5,792 posts)Some people emit pure selflessness.
70sEraVet
(3,535 posts)Its egg laying time for them, and they always go back to where they hatched from. He was excited to tell his mom about it when i brought him back home. Its something he'll always remember, and maybe do with HIS kids and grandkids.
And, yes, your husband sounds like a great, kind man!
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(8,154 posts)surburban store at night. he had just a thin blanket covering him. He had no shoes, just dirty socks worn through.
I went into a business planning to drop a few dollars near him, he was fast asleep, on my way out.
On my way out, as i walked up to him, a woman was walking towards him with a blanket. She covered him gently with the blanket. She spoke to me about "never knowing what someone was going through.." and that she wished she had one of the backpacks she normally carries with her to give to homeless.
As we talked I noticed that the first blanket covering him was newly purchased and a unopened new bottle of water was next to him... so we weren't the first to help him.
I went into the store and purchased some food and sandals for him and left the bag next to him.
I imagine him waking up and finding himself covered in new blankets with water, food and sandals near him.
MOMFUDSKI
(5,792 posts)We have quite a few homeless on the beach here on the Island. I believe the police aren't allowed to chase them out. Over the years my husband has dropped off clothes of his/mine for them. Of course, many of the upper class righties are mad as hell about the whole situation. Show me what you do/don't do and I'll show you who you are . . .
LAS14
(13,791 posts)LAS14
(13,791 posts)Tetrachloride
(7,903 posts)I met a 17-18 year old girl , kicked out of 2 homes by her remarried parents and their new spouses. I didnt know it but I was her bank for a while.
Lebanon is way more packed. Then, theres Turkiye, Iran, Bangladesh each hosting quite a few refugees.