The other day I stopped to have a chat with a homeless man on a busy corner. I don't like giving money to people without talking to them. So we were having a chat about where he was sleeping (under the stairs at the top of the hill - I knew where he meant) when a guy who had crossed the road with arms full of parcels dropped a large packet of toilet paper at the man's feet.
The plastic shopping bag had broken and the toilet paper dropped out. My new homeless friend jumped up and tried to help the guy in the first instance to get the parcel back together, asks him where he is going and then offers to help him up the stairs.
At this point I notice my homeless friend has his arm in a sling. Anyway, he turns to me and asks me to mind his cup full of donated coins while he helps the shopper up the stairs. So I did. When he came back we shook hands, said 'God bless' to each other and I was off back to work with my morning coffee.
The plastic shopping bag had broken and the toilet paper dropped out. My new homeless friend jumped up and tried to help the guy in the first instance to get the parcel back together, asks him where he is going and then offers to help him up the stairs.
At this point I notice my homeless friend has his arm in a sling. Anyway, he turns to me and asks me to mind his cup full of donated coins while he helps the shopper up the stairs. So I did. When he came back we shook hands, said 'God bless' to each other and I was off back to work with my morning coffee.
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- Posted by melissa_conway
- Feb 5, 2018
- Comments (7)
Readers Comments
mindyjourney wrote: Sounds as if homeless man was rich in kindness :). thank you for sharing with us :)
alisamom wrote: Such wonderful kindness, how great of you to take time out to talk to him!
lt33 wrote: Taking an extra minute or 2 to actually see into that's guys soul meant a lot to him thank u for your kindness
kperrine wrote: Sounds like this man already had his blessing....kindness in action. I hope you see him again soon!
mish wrote: All kinds of kind in our world .
splain wrote: That lovely circle of kindness keeps appearing
leoladyc728 wrote: He sounds like a really nice man. Glad you could interact with him.
