Never to judge a homeless person
Contemplate the reality of the situation, you do not know it.
You do not know what that person has been through or why they are in that position, rather than jump to the conclusion of judging them and placing the blame on their shoulders, why not make it just that little bit easier and encourage, rather than berate them.
This is an ongoing pledge that should be fulfilled as often as possible.
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cristina rosario
- killeen, TX
- Signed Nov 07
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Corinnne Goudreault
- Signed Nov 06
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Sean Crystal
- Shelley, ID
- Signed Nov 06
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Rev Bookburn
- Collingswood, NJ
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Tina Pryor
- San Francisco, CA
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Barbara McNamara
- Joppa, MD
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Andrew Heugel
- Brewster, NY
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Corinnne Goudreault @ 08:23AM PT Nov 06
I'm a teenager very involved with my youth group. This past summer, we went to Myrtle beach and worked at a homeless shelter. It definitely changed my outlook on who these people are, and I learned to never judge them. I learned that most often, someone makes one bad decision and their life spirals out of control.
Unless you've never made a bad decision, there's no right to judge them.
Corinnne Goudreault @ 08:23AM PT Nov 06
I'm a teenager very involved with my youth group. This past summer, we went to Myrtle beach and worked at a homeless shelter. It definitely changed my outlook on who these people are, and I learned to never judge them. I learned that most often, someone makes one bad decision and their life spirals out of control.
Unless you've never made a bad decision, there's no right to judge them.
Soodle Billy Co.Dublin, Ireland @ 12:50PM PT Oct 30
Pledge fulfilled Oct 30!
Wonderful Pledge Thank You!
Penny Stone Mokelumne Hill, CA @ 03:30PM PT Sep 17
I am a supervisor at a business that pays minimum wage. We are located next to a homeless shelter. I hire my crew from there. I give them references and work with the local social agencies to try to find these unfortunate ones better paying jobs and housing. These people come from all walks of life, many of them are homeless due to circumstances beyond their control. Granted, some of them are homeless by choice, but most jump at the offer of a helping hand and do everything in their power to get back on their feet. Some compassion from their fellow man and a helping hand instead of a handout would go a long way towards reducing the homelessness problem.
janice tufte @ 08:18AM PT Sep 17
Homelessness is a symptom of a societal plague of mismangement and greed.
Jose Bravo @ 08:25AM PT Sep 09
Because we need to do our best to help others.
Ilse Gonzalez Fontana, CA @ 09:48PM PT Sep 08
It is easy for one who has it all to look down to someone who has nothing and feel sorry for them when they need our help and not our pitty. We make ourselves feel better by thinking that someone else will come along and help them but in reality, the next person is thinking the same thing. It suddenly becomes an unstopable chain leaving the sufferer suffering further. We judge, critize, and point the finger while we forget that three other fingers are pointing back at us. Us who have it all, blaming the poor for their mistakes instead of trying to understand and take the time to help. We're all the same and we all need each other to take care of one another.
Steph Banas @ 12:15PM PT Aug 24
We don't know until we've been there. Listening and supporting--whether we understand or not--we find, can make a world of difference, both to the listener and the person being heard.
JeanAnn Hurst Fresno, CA @ 07:54PM PT Aug 20
Pledge fulfilled Aug 20!
Ten years ago this month, I began complaining to US DOJ about the life-threatening mistreatment of government workers at the job place and warned elected officials that government and corporate greed, predatory lending, and wide-scale plundering was causing undue financial hardship along with the taking of jobs and loss of homes. It secured my name on a "trouble-maker" hit list and by 9/11/2001 my young son and I plundered of everything including our home found ourselves homeless. Less than two years later, the continued breaches of contract and denial of rightful benefits ended us in a homeless shelter in August 2003. God has made me very humble each day that I struggle to keep a roof over our heads, and every day I am outraged by the number of Americans that have been allowed to lose their homes without the federal government stepping up and first helping these taxpaying families with billions of their own tax dollars instead of giving "bail-outs to the banks who did not need it!
Ben Oscarsito My Hometown, Sweden @ 08:57AM PT Aug 18
Pledge fulfilled Aug 18!
20 years ago I was homeless for 8 months, the worst time of my life! It is a shame that anyone should be homeless in my country (Sweden), and that goes for USA too!
And NO; I do NOT judge a homeless person!