Trust and Tacos

[heinleinfan]

Lucy and I were laughing as we left the coffee shop.  I honestly felt stupid about it, like we were in some kind of latte commercial, and when I told her that we just laughed even harder, enough for folks to stare at us oddly...which set off more laughter.  Then Lucy abruptly stopped laughing ahead of me, as a homeless man thrust his cup out to her

Comments

[tijuanagringo]

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you make me think of my years living in Tijuana

I miss them so very, very much sometimes, but I have other responsibilities now that I must take care for, and of

so I must tell you that your gentle story of compassion
is very welcome in my mind

thank you

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[heinleinfan]

Thank you! I'm glad my story touched you.

[murielle]

I like this!

I like its optimism. I like the way you used the prompt. I like the laughter that feeds on itself.

I likethis.

[heinleinfan]

Thank you!

I was trying to impart that...kind of silliness where "everything is funny" and seems like I did!

[gothtique]

I am always torn... I too have the vision of them eating, being thankful.
... and I fork over a dollar.
Not because I need that person to do the right thing. They may very well go and buy booze and drugs...
but becaue I NEED to be the person who does the right thing.

I donate to the local homeless shelter too. Small things, but something!

[rayaso]

This was an unexpected and good take on the prompt, focusing on the trust part of the prompt. I really enjoyed it. Giving to homeless people is such a dilemma. Sometimes I give, sometimes I don't, and I can't say why. I figure that the homeless have to eat too.

[heinleinfan]

Thanks for the comments!

My husband had an interaction with a homeless man here in Colorado Springs two years ago that led to him driving the man to Walmart to buy Coleman fuel for him. A lot of homeless in our area gather at this one area by a creek and camp there, and the homeless man said Coleman fuel was more trade-worthy than even actual money in the winter. He said that with these tanks my husband bought him, he and his friends would all gather around them and be able to keep their hands and toes from frostbite.

It really changed our views on the homeless.

[heinleinfan]

Thanks!
Donating to homeless shelters, food banks, halfway houses, women's shelters...these are things you can know DO help.

[tjoel2]

I enjoyed reading that.

[heinleinfan]

Thank you! I actually really like to hear that, I want to entertain with my stories.

[lordrexfear]

That's a trust one just can't have in NYC, but I admire it.

[heinleinfan]

I grew up with someone who regularly drove to Jackson (the "Big City") for work, and she would keep snack packs and bagged lunches in her car. She couldn't stand to see homeless people and not help them, but her husband had forbade her from giving them money. So she was like "well screw you, I'm giving them something!"

[heinleinfan]

Thanks for the comment!