How We Treat People Is so Important, Especially the Homeless, the Panhandlers and others

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How we treat people is so important, especially the homeless, the panhandlers and others:

By Jorge (George) Fernandez

How we treat people is so important, especially the homeless, the panhandlers, the people who ask you for spare change.

These people are rejected and mistreated daily, and at the end of the day a lot of them go back to the woods, where they sleep, where they live. And a lot of them think about suicide every day.

So please, if you have the opportunity to come across any of our fellow people please use that opportunity to show them kindness in any way that you can.

Whether it be by giving them your spare change, or a few dollars, or buying them some water or something to eat, or something to wear, along with a pat on the shoulder and a “hang in there man”, and even taking a little bit of time to listen to their story as well, any act of kindness towards them would mean a lot more to them than we may think.

You can even give them the phone number for SAHMSA, the government treatment referral helpline which helps addicts, alcoholics and the homeless get the help they need. 1-800-662-4357. You never know who and when someone will call the number and reach out for help.

Any act of kindness shown to them by you and I can have a greater effect upon them than what you might think. And you just may end up saving a life as well. It's an opportunity to add a positive to someones life who desperately needs it every day.

Some of the best people I ever met were addicts, alcoholics

Some of the best people I ever met in my life were drug addicts and alcoholics. They’ll be the first ones to give you the shirts off their backs and the food from their tables. They’ll be the first ones to help you in your own time of need.

Don’t get me wrong, I realize that there are some messed up people out there, with or without drugs in the picture. But even till this very day, the only people who will hug me, shake my hand and have a conversation with me are the addicts, the homeless and the alcoholics in my neighborhood, while the rest just wave hi from afar.

Moral of the story - it's important to quit drugs, but it's also important to become a better person – a kind, loving, honest person. Even if you have your own problems in life, don't stop smiling, and don't stop being kind to people. You never know what other people are going through.

Be kind to the homeless, the panhandlers and others:

A while back , I was walking into the Save-a-Lot super market in the Rosemont Plaza in Orlando Florida and there was a man sitting on the sidewalk asking for change. A couple was walking into the super market before me as well, and the man ask the couple for a cigarette and the guy just tossed him the one he was smoking and chuckled on the way in.

I felt so sorry for the man on the sidewalk and even apologized for their behavior towards him. He said that's ok, as if it was not a big deal. Apparently he was used to being mistreated. Same couple were rude to the cashier inside the super market as well. I still don't understand for sure how people can mistreat others and not feel bad about it or show no remorse. On my way out I handed the man an apple, a water bottle, a couple of dollars, wished him well and went on my way. I really hope things got better for him that day.

Several days ago, I ran into a friend, a homeless addict, nick named Rocky. I purchased a tent for him a while back and it was stolen from him shortly after. He never even got to use it. This time, I asked him if he needed a sleeping bag for the winter time, knowing that it can become cold here during the nighttime even in Florida during the winter months. He said no, because they'll steal it from him as well. He even tied his wallet around his neck and they still stole it from him a few weeks ago as well.

My point is this, please don't forget to show kindness to the homeless people on the streets. You may be the only one who shows them kindness for that day. Please be kind to the cashiers at the stores and super markets and to the waiters and severs in the restaurants as well. These people get mistreated every day. And all it takes is one act of kindness to make it all go away, at least for the moment.

You can really brighten up someones day just by smiling and being kind to them, and anyone else who may be suffering in silence and struggling every day. And I include myself as well. I'm an introverted, shy person, but I want to express more kindness to the people who come my way. And believe me, I'm very grateful for you and the people who have shown me kindness along the way as well. Those things stay with me.

Thank you to everyone who has shown me even the slightest bit of kindness over the last couple of months, and couple of years. Thank you. I appreciate it, and I appreciate you more than you know.

Concern yourself with helping others:

The greatest change in my life came when I began to concern myself with helping people quit heroin. And almost immediately, doors began to open, things began to change. And the changes that came to my life were things that I could not change on my own. It's as if it came from the sky. And there's still much more to come. So much more. But it all began with helping people even when I had my own major problems. And I believe that this is a major key to having your own major breakthrough in your own life and moving forward, is by helping others.

Even if you have a lot of problems in your own life, the best thing to do is to help others in need in any way that you can, and by doing so, eventually, things are going to get better for you. Doors will begin to open. Things will begin to change, for you, and for them. Don't give up. Keep moving forward. Help people make it through their problems and make it through their lives, and eventually things are going to change for you, in such a way that you never thought possible. So please, stay strong, hang in there and keep moving forward one day at time. Better things are coming.

Sincerely,
Jorge (George) Fernandez
Over 20 Years Clean from Heroin
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