A Homeless Man Offered Me Food
A homeless man offered me food
I am someone who knows where my next meal will come from
-And yet he offered me his food
He is probably hungry
-And yet he offered me his food
He is probably tired
-And yet he offered me his food
He would most likely be more hungry than me later-
I'm not sure he even knows where his next meal will come from and when?
-And yet he offered me his food
He asked if I was hungry and proceeded to offer me chips and cookies from the food he had
I can’t get this situation out of my head-here my entire life I have seen signs from those who are homeless asking for money and food
But this-
This felt backwards
He doesn’t know me, but he cares about sharing
In a world where it can be hard to see empathy, humanity or glimpses of kindness here is someone with what the world would consider less than what I have and he is giving me more
Giving me food because he thought I may be hungry
What if we became hungry to share with others?
What about nutrients to feed our souls?
What this man gave me was hope-I was hungry and didn’t know it.
He fed me:
Hope in sharing
Hope in kindness
Hope in humanity
Author: Leara Glinzak MSAT LLC