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2006-08-08 15:42:00 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
That's compassionate.
2006-08-08 15:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go downtown all the time for school and the majority of people don't even bother to acknowledge the homeless. They don't look at them and they go out of their way to avoid them entirely....it's sad becuase you wonder how bad their life must have gotten to be put in the situation that their in. Honestly, I don't talk to them but I do give them money from time to time. Your braver than me. Maybe that is all that they need....someone to notice them. Homeless people have a tendency to have mental disorders so my answer applies to the second question as well.
2006-08-08 22:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by Shelley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that's the most interesting thing I've heard all day, because... because I also like to talk to homeless and crazy people! Your use of the word "mental" when referring to crazy people actually amuses me. 0_0. I don't know why.
Anyway, of course its ok, why not? Like everyone else said, it's a sign of a compassionate personality; just by talking to these people, your helping them a little....just be careful when talking to a mental person, in some cases their free will has been impaired by their disability, and they might try to attack you.
2006-08-08 23:01:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, why shouldn't that be ok? These are human beings as well, who feel pain and joy, and sometimes just a little smile can make their days brighter in a sad outlook. I think you are doing a very compassionate thing.
2006-08-08 22:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by azeera_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure its ok but I hope you aint just talking and break the homeless off with a little bif of change. Sometimes its hard for me to face them, I be feeling SOOOOOO bad and want to take them all to my house.
2006-08-08 22:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Fearfully & wonderfully made 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't see why not ? they are people too ! being homeless or mental doesn't make them bad,but most people would avoid them like the plague- you deserve a standing ovation for being so thoughtful.the world needs more people like you ! my hats off to you !
2006-08-08 22:48:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea....
their a person...
your a person...
.....
whats the difference between talking to me...
and a homeless person...
besides the fact that i have a home...
2006-08-08 22:46:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might just be a social worker/ psychologist by nature. It's probably your human side coming out, wanting to explore the mysteries of the human condition.
2006-08-08 22:46:19 · answer #8 · answered by LibraSun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like to talk to them, too. I hope and think it's compassionate. They are also interesting in both usual and unusual ways.
2006-08-08 22:46:36 · answer #9 · answered by catintrepid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's okay. It's actually a special gift which takes talent and true compassion and definite understanding. Few people can do it. But they're always the special ones. :)
2006-08-08 22:46:16 · answer #10 · answered by Yentl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk AT them.
Things like;
"No, I don't have a quarter."
"No pan handling in the store."
"That's not your food. Get away from that table."
"No sleeping in the bathroom."
"You cannot have a refund on food that was bought for you."
2006-08-08 22:48:14 · answer #11 · answered by Jim T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋