It may seem strange, but I used to give money to panhandlers, even when I was poor. Being homeless myself actually cured me of it. When I lived in the homeless shelter I quickly discovered that there were several places to get free food, including a Catholic-run dining room and hangout right across the street from a large mall. One day I was walking to the soup kitchen when a healthy-looking young man asked me for a couple of bucks so he could get something to eat. I told him to come with me, as I was on my way to the free lunch and it was right around the corner. I can't repeat his reply here.
No one starves here unless they want to. If the free food available doesn't suit your taste, fine, but don't ask me for money so you don't have to eat what I do.
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“Never do anything you can't take back.”
—Rocky Russo
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