I thought to myself how sad it was that he was setting his sights so low. It seems he didn't know any better than to dream of something more. In a universe where you can be, do, or have anything you can desire, this person chose to dream of a cheeseburger?
As I've been stumbling around in my mind with how to lay out the words of this message, I was revisiting the situation and it occured to me that it might be a better idea to simply allow this person to be and not judge him on a single slice of his life. The possibilities are endless as to why he was standing there proclaiming to be dreaming of a cheesebuger. Perhaps it was an experiment,... Maybe a dare,... Maybe it was just that kinda day,... He just felt like stepping out there to see what would happen.
Mostly when I see people on the streets asking for hand outs in all their very clever ways, I offer them a silent blessing. I walk past or drive past and tip my head a bit and I say in my mind, Blessings to you. It makes me feel better to know I have given them something that doesn't create conflict in my being. I have handed out money before and I sometimes wonder what is this money really going towards? I've offered a sandwich one time and it was declined.
I decided I didn't want to create an opportunity for myself to feel bad for offering assistance and that is when I decided silent blessings were the answer. What would you be willing to really put yourself out there for? I mean if you could stand in front of all the right people at the perfect time and you could hold up a sign of a desired possession or circumstance what would your sign read?
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