If you had a neighbor whose life was destroyed?
...by some form of disaster... and they were rendered homeless by it would you:
a) offer to help them in some way.
b) figure that god works in mysterious ways and tune out the situation.
c) figure that if they are now homeless and therefore part of a huge useless subculture for which you have no sympathy.
...see if you can manage an honest answer.
Answer:
I would specifically welcome them into my home, give them a roof over their heads, food in their bellies, and a nice bed to sleep in. Then I would help them get "out there" to gather up job applications the next day, and once they start getting calls for interviews, I'd give them a ride until they found a job.
This response is contingent upon "rules"... because it is my home, they are welcome. But they will only be able to stay there for a certain length of time. They cannot stay there "forever"... I am not an enabler, and they do not deserve to be hopeless or helpless. I do them, nor myself, any favors by not setting limits. It's like getting bucked off a horse... ya gotta get back up, and get back on. Immediately. Or the horse won't know who's "boss". The universe may work in mysterious ways, but it's up to us to show the universe what it is we want. Homelessness is a social disease, not a subculture. It therefore is my duty as a member of a social group to try to heal that ailment rather than ignore it.
a
offer to help by directing them to various helping agencies such as churches. Say you will track down some ph numbers fo them. That's all you have to do if you have such a hardass attitude.
I'd offer them help, but be careful to be mindful of their feelings about their situation. They may not WANT help. But just talk to them. See if they will accept any of your offers, be it for shelter, food, clothing, or anything else. If not, don't push it, just let them know the offer will always be there.
like the other guy said. i would try to help them out. churches. maybe even start a little fund raiser and try to help him out :) thats always a good start. maybe even offer a hot meal every once in awhile. but not too much. because then they get greedy and try to take abuse of your nice actions. then you have to find yourself being a jerk to them. So little actions go along ways when the person has nothing. so i would just be a hard * but do some stuff for them
An honest answer, huh? Well, a) might be my best answer. I'd love to help more, such as I tried to do when a highway patrolman that lived nearby got killed on the job, and left a widow, three very young sons, and a daughter-on-the-way. I don't think I could just forget them, but I might not necessarily "take them in", depending on how many people are involved in "a neighbor" and what "culture" they already were in and how much it conflicted with my "culture". After I had offered and provided as much help as I could, or actually AS I was doing so, I'd be connecting them with helping "agencies" and praying very seriously. I'm not God, and sure can't "do it all", but I'll do what I can, and pray I get some help in the mission. God Bless you.
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a) offer to help them in some way.
b) figure that god works in mysterious ways and tune out the situation.
c) figure that if they are now homeless and therefore part of a huge useless subculture for which you have no sympathy.
...see if you can manage an honest answer.
Answer:
I would specifically welcome them into my home, give them a roof over their heads, food in their bellies, and a nice bed to sleep in. Then I would help them get "out there" to gather up job applications the next day, and once they start getting calls for interviews, I'd give them a ride until they found a job.
This response is contingent upon "rules"... because it is my home, they are welcome. But they will only be able to stay there for a certain length of time. They cannot stay there "forever"... I am not an enabler, and they do not deserve to be hopeless or helpless. I do them, nor myself, any favors by not setting limits. It's like getting bucked off a horse... ya gotta get back up, and get back on. Immediately. Or the horse won't know who's "boss". The universe may work in mysterious ways, but it's up to us to show the universe what it is we want. Homelessness is a social disease, not a subculture. It therefore is my duty as a member of a social group to try to heal that ailment rather than ignore it.
a
offer to help by directing them to various helping agencies such as churches. Say you will track down some ph numbers fo them. That's all you have to do if you have such a hardass attitude.
I'd offer them help, but be careful to be mindful of their feelings about their situation. They may not WANT help. But just talk to them. See if they will accept any of your offers, be it for shelter, food, clothing, or anything else. If not, don't push it, just let them know the offer will always be there.
like the other guy said. i would try to help them out. churches. maybe even start a little fund raiser and try to help him out :) thats always a good start. maybe even offer a hot meal every once in awhile. but not too much. because then they get greedy and try to take abuse of your nice actions. then you have to find yourself being a jerk to them. So little actions go along ways when the person has nothing. so i would just be a hard * but do some stuff for them
An honest answer, huh? Well, a) might be my best answer. I'd love to help more, such as I tried to do when a highway patrolman that lived nearby got killed on the job, and left a widow, three very young sons, and a daughter-on-the-way. I don't think I could just forget them, but I might not necessarily "take them in", depending on how many people are involved in "a neighbor" and what "culture" they already were in and how much it conflicted with my "culture". After I had offered and provided as much help as I could, or actually AS I was doing so, I'd be connecting them with helping "agencies" and praying very seriously. I'm not God, and sure can't "do it all", but I'll do what I can, and pray I get some help in the mission. God Bless you.
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