Posted on 11/29/2005 6:01:20 PM PST by Nomorjer Kinov
I had a similar experience when we sold our house to an ex-renter many years ago. This person called us regularly for a year when anything needed fixing or if they just wanted home improvements done. They even demanded we pay to have someone come out and change the air conditioning filter...a year after we left.
"Aren't we commanded to leave the gleanings of our field for the poor and the widow, etc. etc., all through the Bible?" Does it command you to harvest the grain for them and bake the bread for them? Or do people who receive charity have to do SOME work for said charity?
I feel the same way a lot of the time. Just stupidity and lies and selfishness everywhere. Except where the opposite qualities somehow manage to exist. And that's where I try to keep looking. I would love to have heard what Mr. Nagin had to say.
I saw a clip of Nagin announcing free internet service in N.O., like it was going to rescue the city. Whats up with that?
My girlfriend, who is a nurse from New Orleans, commented to me on this situation. She said: "Uh oh these folks around the country have NO idea what they are getting into."
She said: "Pretty soon we'll be getting calls from strangers saying: 'You all come and pick up your people, now. It's time for them to go back to New Orleans.'"
When I lived in Africa (Zimbabwe), I saw rural African homes that used cow dung to make a dirt floor shine like linoleum.
I was shocked at how good it looked--no smell either. Their homes were neat and tidy.
Evening TT,
I don't think so, if it is the truth of their lifestyle.
Low life scumbag trash will always be LLSBT regardless of what you do to help them.
As I See It,
NSNR-FA&TD
That's a very good point--the widows and orphans are expected to go into the fields and glean the gleanings themselves; there's nothing in there about home delivery. I think the bigger point is that we shouldn't let people like the Browns make us not want to find ways to be generous, or give us an excuse not to try.
Acting out can occur? Weasel words. Rationalization. Typical psycho-babble. If you are raised like a slob in a barn, then you act like it. Nothing particularly complex here.
When I was single and rented a house, I left it *better* than it was when I moved in. Anytime something is loaned to me, I return it in as good or better condition. I raised my kid the same way.
We had lights the neighborhood but no gas, phone or cable thus no Internet.
Anything helps at this point and just one step forward after the City Gov has taken 10 steps backward.
I live in the warehouse district and we have had a pretty bad time. We are lucky that our apartment and possesions were fine, but something nasty is occuring. We were evicted from our place as of November 30th due to the "state of emergency." Now, we found another apartment in our same building at a 50% increase with ZERO options. Housing is a huge problem. So the whole 3 month episode has cost us over $10,000, that we did NOT have(new security deposit, hotels, gas and food, ect,) At the town hall meeting today, I found out that almost EVERYONE was kicked out of their apartments in the same manner, in order to jack up everyone's rent.
Great television theater will be in the offing in January.
Leni
Bet you would not eat off the floor...lol...
Animals are cleaner. They are smart enough not to despoil their own nests, dens, or other habitats.
Pigs will always be pigs and that's what these people are, pigs!
I've heard other stories of good people who appreciate the help they have received.
Social work is hard work with little payoff... It's not always like this, but often enough to burn out anyone who tries it. There truly are some good people out there, who end up briefly needing help, and their success makes you feel pretty good. But then there's this crap.
I'm glad the paper ran the tenants down and asked them about it. "We tried to clean up as best we could" my butt.
Just to prove a point and make me feel better.
The couselor is a total idiot, and you can bet he wouldn't loan HIS house to anyone.
I think the story illustrated the difference between charity and welfare. Charity, sure, but that church was giving welfare. Note how the guy said he "had" to work under the table. I think he and his family are used to running scams and the good church folk should require a little gleaning next time around.
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