There was a time when you see someone who looked homeless and your natural instincts is to want to help them and be a blessing to him or her. Nowadays that ain't the case with a lot of people begging people for money.
Is this what this world 🌍 has come to? Not everyone that look homeless is homeless. In fact a lot of people who appear to look homeless are rich and have their own homes. I remember a little over a year ago, a guy was dressed homeless and he was asking people for money to buy a meal at Burger 🍔 King 👑 in Downtown Hartford.
The same guy was talking to another guy and he told the guy that he made over $100 pretending to be homeless. He said he have his own home 🏠 and the guy was amazed how many people he duped out of their money💰 believing that he was homeless. This kind of thing has always happened but it is more common now. When people ask me for money that look like a bum or a drug addict I tell them for the most part that I don't have it even if I have it.
At the McDonald's near my job, there be some drug addict looking bums who be asking people for money. Some people pay for them to get food on their debit or credit 💳 cards. The bums seem to always come from the motel next to McDonald's outside McDonald's just expecting handouts. They could easily ask if they can work as a janitor at the McDonald's in my humble opinion. They would get employee discounts at the restaurant chain.
Then you see people out in the road 🛣️ begging with a sign saying "homeless will work for food." I'm not saying that they aren't legit but I'm skeptical 🧐 when it's the same people begging everyday for change to ride the bus 🚌 or for whatever the reason is.
I remember a guy many months ago was asking for money for the bus. He wanted to get to Southington from Hartford. Southington is south of Hartford and about an hour away.
A woman gave him $40 and told him, "my money is not going to help you get what you need, it will only get you to where you need to go. Don't beg people for money."
The guy said, "I've been laid off from my job and when Covid- 19 happened in 2020 I've been looking for work. I apologize and I also been homeless since then."
The woman replied, "Look I understand but there is no reason to make an excuse for not finding a job."
The woman was reminding the guy that when her $40 is gone that there is no need to be begging people for money and expecting people to bail the guy out everytime. The woman had a good heart but Downtown Hartford or Hartford period is not the place to be asking strangers for money or giving strangers money. Well this is my take on giving people who beg for money money. That is all for free speech on all topics till next time keep an eye out for more blogs like this. God Bless You!
