Dear Richard, discussing ditches and poverty is easy, making people feel guilty. Throughout my life, I have tried to help, not as the Good Samaritan, but simply to lend a hand. But people very seldom can be changed. Some of them, unfortunately, prefer to be at the ditches. OK., I understand that you talk about the reality of our cities, country, and immediate help.
I'm glad. I wouldn't want you to trip and fall off the sidewalk or into a ditch. If you did, I'd be glad to come to help or do my best to assist, even from here.
My birth country, the USA is just a whisper away from becoming like the UK and Canada and it is NOT good here or there.
Borders are important. Having illegal residents is not okay. Having borders open and taking in God knows who is not okay.
My aunt and cousins visited me and were telling a story of an ICE agent arresting an illegal man who was known to them. They said it was "only because he raised his weed eater like a weapon." They weren't there. So where did the information come from? is always my question when people tell me stories like this. Because now we do not hear both sides of any story. News is biased towards political views. It's up to us to find the other side and take in that information too.
I am fortunate enough to live 25 miles from the nearest city in my neck of the woods where most people here know most people here, and we trust. We are wary, but not to excess. We used to be wary of bears, raccoons, cougars and such but now it's drunks and drug users because that city is different now. Many immigrants have come in and many new apartments have gone up as a result and many have found employment around the city, and many are not understanding this place they have immigrated to. Many don't speak English or French. This lack of ability to converse with people is a hardship, but we support any effort. It takes a while to learn a new language plus the current colloquial words that are changing so fast.
We don't lock our house except at night or when we are going to be away for more than a few hours. We know our people.
What concerns me the most about this influx of illegals is knowing that many are unaccompanied minors. And Mayorkis washed his hands of them, saying that once they left the place they were found by DHS, they were not his responsibility nor the responsibility of the DHS. Many records of these kids are able to be found. Where they went, who took them and after that, nothing.
I have never walked past one of these people who are homeless or in some way in need of other people. I stop. I give what I have, whether it is money or just some of my own empathy, in conversation or encouragement.
So yes, I liked your essay. And yes, I have some trouble with it. Mostly because of the children. I always tell people, when they give me their solutions that are pretty much an AirBar, (Like a Granola Bar but not nourishing) that it is deeper, so deep! And even when you see that, it is even deeper.
What we need now is unity and love toward those who respect their fellow humans. And those who do not will have to show respect, but our job is to call them out on their disrespect. Otherwise nothing changes.
Dear Richard, discussing ditches and poverty is easy, making people feel guilty. Throughout my life, I have tried to help, not as the Good Samaritan, but simply to lend a hand. But people very seldom can be changed. Some of them, unfortunately, prefer to be at the ditches. OK., I understand that you talk about the reality of our cities, country, and immediate help.
Thank you.
Interesting little comment about the phones. Would the Good Samaritan have ever seen the man if he'd been busy looking at his phone?
No. Certainly not. Looking down at our phones seemed a point too important to ignore.
I didn't read your comment here on my phone. Not at all.
I got up this morning and tweaked my comment on the phone, just a bit.
I hope you were sitting down when you did so.
I'm glad. I wouldn't want you to trip and fall off the sidewalk or into a ditch. If you did, I'd be glad to come to help or do my best to assist, even from here.
My birth country, the USA is just a whisper away from becoming like the UK and Canada and it is NOT good here or there.
Borders are important. Having illegal residents is not okay. Having borders open and taking in God knows who is not okay.
My aunt and cousins visited me and were telling a story of an ICE agent arresting an illegal man who was known to them. They said it was "only because he raised his weed eater like a weapon." They weren't there. So where did the information come from? is always my question when people tell me stories like this. Because now we do not hear both sides of any story. News is biased towards political views. It's up to us to find the other side and take in that information too.
I am fortunate enough to live 25 miles from the nearest city in my neck of the woods where most people here know most people here, and we trust. We are wary, but not to excess. We used to be wary of bears, raccoons, cougars and such but now it's drunks and drug users because that city is different now. Many immigrants have come in and many new apartments have gone up as a result and many have found employment around the city, and many are not understanding this place they have immigrated to. Many don't speak English or French. This lack of ability to converse with people is a hardship, but we support any effort. It takes a while to learn a new language plus the current colloquial words that are changing so fast.
We don't lock our house except at night or when we are going to be away for more than a few hours. We know our people.
What concerns me the most about this influx of illegals is knowing that many are unaccompanied minors. And Mayorkis washed his hands of them, saying that once they left the place they were found by DHS, they were not his responsibility nor the responsibility of the DHS. Many records of these kids are able to be found. Where they went, who took them and after that, nothing.
I have never walked past one of these people who are homeless or in some way in need of other people. I stop. I give what I have, whether it is money or just some of my own empathy, in conversation or encouragement.
So yes, I liked your essay. And yes, I have some trouble with it. Mostly because of the children. I always tell people, when they give me their solutions that are pretty much an AirBar, (Like a Granola Bar but not nourishing) that it is deeper, so deep! And even when you see that, it is even deeper.
What we need now is unity and love toward those who respect their fellow humans. And those who do not will have to show respect, but our job is to call them out on their disrespect. Otherwise nothing changes.