Day 22: Much-needed money
// July 23rd, 2010 // 29 Gifts, Cape Town, Decisions
I’ve spoken before about how easy it is as South Africans to become jaded towards beggars. There are just so many of them, and if we reached out to all of them, we’d soon be penniless and depressed.
I’ve had a realllly busy week, and I must confess that I didn’t even think about a gift yesterday – I was too busy driving to and from Gordon’s Bay for a Fresh Living TV shoot. Very exciting!
But as I pulled up to the traffic light near my house, I saw the old man who begs there every day. And while this may sound like a simple statement, the fact that I saw him was quite remarkable, because I usually drive past and don’t notice that he’s there. So, on impulse, I reached into my wallet and gave him some much-needed money. Much more than I usually would have. Because sometimes you just have to follow the impulse, you know?
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