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IliveinAlbuquerque,NewMexico,andtherearesomehomelesseoleinthedowntown,eseciallytheUniversityarea。Iusedtogivealotofmoneytothehomeless,feelingsorryfortheirmisfortune。Butastimeassed,Ifellintoavictimtomanyofthecircumstancesofahomelesserson。AfterIwasdivorcedfrommyhusband,Ibecameasinglemomwithnohome,ahugedebt,andhardlyanyincome。Asaresult,Ibecameverymeanandstoedgivingtotheeoleonthesideoftheroad。
Throughmyworkinghard,thingsstartedtochangeforme。Ibecameresonsibleenoughtohaveahomewithabackyardformydaughter,andlentyoffood,andIstartedtoullmyselfoutofdebt。Onedaywesawahomelessersonwiththesign“Willworkforfood”Iassedby。Mydaughtercommented,“Mommy,youusedtoalwaysgivethoseeoleinneed。Butnow。。。”Irelied,“Honey,theyjustusethatmoneyforalcoholorotherbadthings。”Shedidntresond。ButwhenIsaidthat,Ididntfeelright。
Threedayslater,Iwasdrivingtoickumydaughterfromschool。Amanwasstandingonthecornerwiththeaearanceofworries,andsuddenlysomethingdeeinsidemesaid,“Justheltheguy。”SoIro