I feel I've raped mankind of some kind of good deed. This 58 year old man has pretty serious cancer. It spread from his esophagus to his liver (spelling does not count). Yet for the past about 30 years, come December, he's gone around and handed out money. His first deed was to a random carhop who couldn't afford a decent sweater. Since then he's gained money, and has upped the antie. He's been giving out hundreds. Don't you DARE think, "oh hey, I would like $100." Because that is an utterly selfish thing to think. He's been giving money to people who need it. He might find somebody in a thrift store, in a humble diner. Places like that. I really feel I should copycat this guy. C'mon, how could that hurt? It's not disrespectful to mimic him, and it's not shameful. How many of you can honestly say you've given money to somebody unfortunate? And I don't mean dumping your spare change into the red tin outside of Publix from the Salvation Army. I would be really happy to see some selfless people out there. But they are becoming so rare.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061118/ap_on_re_us/secret_santa_revealed
If I could afford it, I would definitely do that. For the moment, I'll stick to giving my spare food to people who need it.