You Can Convince Yourself of Anything
Overheard while sitting in Union Station in Washington, DC this morning:
"If someone says not to use money they give me for booze, I don't do it. I put it in a separate place and only use it for good things. That's just the kind of guy I am. I'm an honest bum and honest thief. If you leave $20 on the table, I'm going to tell you. Some guys would just take it for themselves. Not me. I'm not going to hurt a guy trying to make an honest living. I only steal from companies ... Safeway, Giant, CVS ... I take them big. I hit them hard. I take thousands of dollars from companies, but never individuals. I'm just an honest guy."
This is why all of my charitable giving goes direct to organizations. You can never tell if giving money to a street person is helping someone down on their luck or enabling an addict or a psychopath.
Posted by: John Wall | Monday, March 17, 2008 at 08:34 AM