I limit my visits to New York City because someone is always begging for money up there.
I had to go to a nursing home, and stopped to go to the bank first.
Just as I parked, a guy walks over and tells me a hard luck story about how he had a good job, but was fired, and needs $18.00 to get back to Long Island.
He kept insisting he's a hard worker, and he seemed very distraught.
So I offered $5.00 (I always feel I could one day find myself in the same situation).
He said could you give me $5.00 more.
I was in a hurry to the bank, so I gave another $5.00, and he and I departed quicker than a New York second.
And so my question to you is would you have given anything?
Would you have give $18.00?
Or, would you have given your own sob story...like...sorry Bud, I lost my job too, and I'm going bankrupt...or something?
2006-07-29
11:16:09
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