It is impossible to open our Hearts and give assistance without first opening our eyes to see where it is needed … The ego will want you to look away from the pain; it will whisper rancid ridiculousness like “they chose to be homeless” or “they are not really homeless” or “they are just spending all their money on alcohol” or “your spare change won’t make a difference” — when the Truth of the matter is FAR different. The Truth of the matter is that we are here to give others LOVE — especially those our ego deems “least worthy” of the same. For indeed, it doesn’t matter if they chose to be homeless; we can choose to be Kind … It doesn’t matter if they aren’t actually homeless; we can treat them with Respect whether they have a roof over their head or not … It doesn’t matter whether they will spend our charity on alcohol or drugs; we can Give to them simply for the Giving … It doesn’t matter whether our money will make a difference in their lives; we can open up, reach out, and show them we Care — for THAT same, simple, brave act of compassion (with money or without) always makes all the difference in the world.

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

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