I see a lot of young homeless people on our streets while I’m going to and from work. The ones I see rarely have signs begging and have pets in better shape than themselves.

More often than not, I see a lot of young homeless people on our streets while I’m going to and from work. The ones I see rarely have signs begging and have pets in better shape than themselves.

Anyway, I’ve always thought about helping out someday. I was walking to the bus stop and saw a young couple with a dog. The couple were very dirty and looked pretty malnourished and I noticed that the dog was eating while they weren’t.

I was pretty confused because I figured that food would come first to them and not the dog. For whatever reason, this caused me to stop to talk to them for a little. What I thought would be a five minute convo turned out to be over thirty and I finally asked them if they needed some help.

I offered to take them to my house and let them shower up and eat a good meal but they both very politely turned it down. I tried for a little longer to convince them to accept but they still refused to take anything.

When I got home, I went through my closet and gathered everything I didn’t wear anymore and a few blankets. I also called my favorite restaurant and ordered three big, heavy meals.

I went out looking for them and they hadn’t moved at all. I gave them everything I had along with 50 bucks and my phone number and address (probably not the smartest thing to do, but they seemed very genuine).

They were very appreciative and the girl cried for a good fifteen minutes afterward. I kept them company for a little longer and eventually left.

Three weeks later I received a post card from CA. I was confused because I don’t know anyone that lives there. It was from the couple just letting me know how appreciative they were. They said that they still have most of the stuff I gave them and thanked me for the food because it fed them for that whole week.

It was very humbling and I’m glad I did it. Unfortunately, my roommate threw away an entire box of keepsakes I had (including the postcard) during our move because he said it just looked like a bunch of old papers and thought it was garbage.

I’ll occasionally but an extra burger or sandwich when I get fast food and give it to someone that looks like they need it. You should try it sometime, it’s a good feeling.