Gifting A Homeless Man A Little Something He "Dropped"

--by klompenator, posted Nov 19, 2009

He was a man I assumed to be homeless, because in the freezing Michigan winter, you could spot him on his bike, with a few small bags of cans, braving the icy weather to stop at the store. The thing that set him apart from the few other homeless people in our area were his dogs. He had two big but meek and beautiful dogs that accompanied him everywhere he went. I noticed this, and thought, what a good man, to care for those dogs, even when he has trouble caring for himself. The dogs were not malnourished, or beaten down looking, though clearly they hated the below freezing temps as much as he did. One day, I had an extra 12 dollars, and I stalked him a bit, as he noticed my car, and clearly not knowing me, got skittish. I quickly went up to him in a parking lot, and told him he had dropped this, and I handed him the 12 dollars. At first he began to debate it, but I insisted that he had dropped it off the back of his bike. I then told him he was doing a great thing caring for those dogs. I plan to surprise him again soon with a little something he'd "dropped". It brought me great joy to know he did not have to rely on that little bag of cans, at least for that day anyhow.

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Posted by klompenator
Nov 19, 2009
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Readers Comments

jsmc10 wrote: Aww, bless you, thank you for being there for this man and his dogs

JuneBug wrote: That's so heart-warming ! Thanks for sharing your story ! :)

wayfarer wrote: Love In Action! Fan-tastic! Proud of you, Klompenator!

AURELIA wrote: Thank you for being you, and for following your heart. I love the way you said he dropped the money ... you are very caring and I am inspired by this story. :0) ~Aurelia

unknown wrote: He can remain a proud man. Goodness is flowing from you. May it always continue.

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