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Filed under: Health & Safety: Babies, Day Care & Education
As a parent, I'm always hoping that I'm setting an example so that my children will be compassionate towards others. I've been known from time to time to go into a store or restaurant to buy food for a homeless person on the street and I hope my kids will one day do the same.So, when a group of students from the Philadelphia area fed the homeless, you'd think people would be proud that they were being compassionate towards others.
But...not quite. Recently, the city's new managing director told the kids to stop feeding the homeless, explaining that it does them no good to be handed food without further resources. While jobs and a place to sleep are important, so is eating.
You can't make someone get the help if they don't want it.
Currently, the kids have ignored the managing director and have continued to feed the homeless, even having a little fun in doing so. While it isn't always the best to let your kids disobey the rules, it is good to know that these kids are doing it with big hearts and good intentions.
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7-08-2007 @ 1:57PM
rebecca Biernesser said...I can see what the man is saying, but if the kids are using their own money, what's the harm? Maybe they are teaching the homeless something...even kids have compassion. Maybe they are giving the homeless hope. No one knows why these guys are homeless to even start with.
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