The guy with the kittens
I like going to school down town. I know, I whine and whine about the hour commute, and scary people at bus stops, but I really do like it. But it makes me sad too.
I’m not sure who else walks to portage on a regular basis, but have you seen that guy with the kittens? I want to give him everything in my wallet, every time I walk by. I saw a man digging through a garbage can today for food. After my last encounter with a homeless person at a bus stop, I made note to not even glance in his direction, in case he became offended. But… I don’t know. Does anyone else just want to sit down and give them a hug and tell them everything is going to be ok?
I don’t know where to start though.
On a more school related note, I’m definitely going to start checking my email in the morning. TWICE today I sat in a class for five minutes wondering where the hell everyone else was.
November 23, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Holy crap that last bus ride sounded scary. Next time you can ask for a ride home, your not that far. As for the kittens guy… that actually pisses me off. I feel bad for all animals that street people take as their own, if you can’t feed yourself, don’t starve an animal as well, or us it to get money.
November 24, 2009 at 3:28 am
I know, looking back, I should have just waited the extra hour for you to be done with your drink and bummed a ride. Especially, since at that point in time, I was staying at 217 eugenie, which is also pretty near your place. I suppose though that this experience got me a daddy funded low limit credit card, for cab purposes only.
As for the kitten and homeless person things, I never know what to do. I mean, homelessness and poverty is a real problem, and I feel like there are things that should be changed and should be done. Siloam mission is a step in the direction, for example. But handouts are not part of the solution.
When I visited my cousins in BC, my uncle took us on a walking tour of chinatown, victoria, and he told us why all the homeless people had dogs. It was because the government, if they recognized you had a dog, they would give you money every month to help with them, like the child benefit thing. I feel like this is exploitation, but it’s very frustrating because i want to help the kitty.