To Live Morally is to Live Uncomfortably.

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comfort, discomfort, equality, equity, ethical, fairness, justice, moral, privilege

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Hey Look, A Homeless Person | Part 1: Now What?

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ethic, homeless, judgement, moral, Poverty, Seattle

Normally I do not give anything to homeless people with two exceptions for when: (1) I am having a most excellent day and I just feel like sharing my life high and (2) the people are being what I tell myself is deserving: playing music, helping people with directions, or otherwise being productive. But two days ago I tried to change this philosophy when, while sitting at a red light, I tried to give a homeless man $1. I was thinking about how I was driving a van full of food for the needy and how my job is (partly) to help the homeless. And how in my personal life I ignore the homeless people I meet. I wanted to give a dollar. I wanted to do something different.