I just passed a person asking for money on the corner at 14th and 5th Ave. They had their dog, a sign, and they were wearing a T-shirt that said "End Homelessness." Period. End homelessness with a period at the end. I passed them, paused on the side of a building, grabbed money,
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and walked back to where they sat. I handed them some change, first asking if it was alright to give them some and then accidentally putting it towards the silver bowl I mistakingly took for a collection bowl, rather than their dog's water dish. They laughed. We laughed. I met
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their dog. And then I looked at them and said, with my hand on my heart, I saw your shirt and I turned back - thank you for wearing that. They said - thank you for noticing. I started to choke up in my chest. We looked at each other. They knew what was going through my heart.
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There is something wildly profound about simultaneously engaging with activism for a cause that impacts you, while also asking for support. Period. End homelessness with a period at the end. That right there - that shirt on their chest - is a profound act and exchange of change.
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