Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Drive 10 minutes from TV in any direction and you will see how privileged we are. Most of those poor people you see in surrounding communities didn't become poor through lack of hard work. |
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Best of times and the worst of times.
I appreciate GGs wisdom but every once in awhile an opportunity presents itself.
I drove to Gainesville yesterday to watch my eldest granddaughter play in a high school lacrosse game. As I pulled off I75 to turn left there was a gentleman with a sign asking for help. I called him over and handed him a bill. He blessed me and then looked down at the bill (it was a ten). He started crying when he saw what it was. I thanked him for blessing me by taking it. I was tearing up as I drove away. Whatever his motive, the tears were sincere. God has blessed me and I was happy to pass those blessings along.
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Barefoot At Last No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever. |
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I always give to a homeless type person when they have a pet . . . always. I carry pet food in my car for just that reason. I figure if I give them money, I don't know where it will go, but if I give them food for their dog, it will go to the dog and they don't have to buy it. I have also given to those who seem genuine. I think you just have to go with your gut.
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This bubble called "The Villages" is located in the poorest section of the state. There are many people surrounding us who are truly needy.
I can not and will not judge another person. Especially one who appears to be needy. None of us know any other person's true story. "There, but for the grace of God, go I." If someone is running a scam, shame on them. If I fail to help a person in need, shame on me. |
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[QUOTE=dotti105;1017879]This bubble called "The Villages" is located in the poorest section of the state. There are many people surrounding us who are truly needy.
I can not and will not judge another person. Especially one who appears to be needy. None of us know any other person's true story. "There, but for the grace of God, go I." If someone is running a scam, shame on them. If I fail to help a person in need, shame on me.[/QUOTE} Thank you. Dotti. That was one of my mother's favorite sayings. I also commend the posters who saw buying the gas as an act of kindness. The main point here is that it made the OP feel good. Maybe it was an angel with a gas can put in that very spot at that exact time to give someone an opportunity to do a good deed! |
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You have made me want to find a corner. You are a good man DBussone . It is always right to "do for the least of them" as it says in the good book and the stranger at your door may be Christ if you turn him away. I hope I am not mean. I only want to tell you that this is the time of the year that the "travelers", the gypsies from Romania, would come around. This is a true story. I worked in the Catholic Religious article store in Columbus when I was in school and every year during Lent the gypsies would come and they would come to our store and shoplift rosaries and Missals. I don't know why, but it would happen. There are still gypsies and I imagine there are all kinds. I don't understand their way of life. There are people truly in need and there are those who would take advantage of your kindness. You are all adults and don't need my advice. You warm my heart with your kindness but I still want to watch out for you..
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Nice gesture, but I agree they were probably gypsies. At least they're out there begging instead of just collecting money from the government.
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All of us living here are so fortunate to be blessed to have this quality of life. Yes, we all worked hard to get here, but I also know there could have been a couple turns in our road that would have changed our life dramatically. Am I so naive to think there aren't scammers out there, no not at all. Me for one will ALWAYS help out others when I see children involved. Could I be taken? Maybe, but I'd rather to be the one with my heart in the right place and live with my conscience. I have no control over others but always want to keep a kind compassionate heart. If I've been taken a few times in my life so be it. God knows I gave with only the best intentions.
To those who say I'd never do this or that you never know until you walk in someone's shoes. |
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There probably are "career beggars". But it's my belief that most people who are reduced to begging have a genuine need. I'd rather be generous than turn my back on someone who genuinely needs help. We all need to make our own decisions in life about people who beg, who we trust, and which charities to support.
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I am sick to the gills of hearing Villagers called "fat cats", just because most of us lived frugal, productive, honest lives before retiring here. It's the story of the grasshopper and the ant all over again, day after day. People have the right to do whatever it takes to make themselves feel worthy. That said, a "good deed" is diminished in my eyes when it is publicized or used to make the doer feel superior by disparaging those whose beliefs don't validate their act...including those who have achieved something in life through their own hard work and industry. BTW, the "winning of life's lottery" thing doesn't cut any mustard with me. |
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