A Homeless Man Was Sitting in The MacDonald's...

[kimbutgar]

18. I talk to homeless people all the time living in San Francisco. Some of them are lost souls

But if they say something to me I respond because they are human beings who have fell on hard times. Last Friday a homeless man got on the street car in a wheelchair wearing a garbage bag as a rain coat. He was a sight to see. He asked me for spare change as he wanted to go to mcdonalds for breakfast. If I have money in my jacket I usually give it to them but today i had only a little money. As the train continued downtown I remembered I had a $5 gift card for mcdonalds I gave it to him and he asked me if I wanted to join him for breakfast! I told him no because I had to be at work. He was so happy when he got off that train. It made me feel happy all day seeing him so happy. Another homeless guy I used to see all the time wore a raggedy coat with holes everyday I would pass him and he would say hi beautiful. At first I was horrified but I got to know him and his dog. My husband had an old coat that he wanted to give away. I gave the homeless the coat and a short time later he got off the streets and into a rent control apartment but he still hung around and he told me the coat was his good luck charm. The last time I saw him he was moving to Reno to live with his sister because he was now clean and sober. He brought me some special cookies as a thank you. It just goes to show you sometimes small acts of kindness go a long way. Whenever I can I pass food or a little money it's so hard to see people hurting. I could never be a republican.