Random Thoughts

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

So, I had someone begging me for pennies yesterday. She was all, "Do you have change?"

Me: "No."

Her: "You have change."

Me: "I have sixteen cents, all pennies."

Her: "I'll take a penny."

Me: "What are you going to buy with a penny?"

Her: "I don't know."

People I tell ya.

Yeah, it's a tough call. There are places in this city which give food to the hungry. There are even free food vans which go around at night.

I will pretty much always give a street drunk at least $10 if I have it. I'm a recovering alcoholic (Sober since June 30 2002) I know what  it's to like crave a drink.  I'm not suggesting for a second that anyone else should do as I do. 

I worked for Federal Social Security here in Oz for 25 years. During that time I concluded that in my opinion, there is one and only one criteria for charity; need.


Addendum; If you're interested in the topic, perhaps have glance at the concept of the deserving poor, and it origins.

The clip below is from a film of Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw. (Later made into a musical, My Fair Lady) Alfred Doolittle, moralist. It gets interesting at 4.25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chZjiVs7boQ