Larry Best, post: 348725, member: 763 wrote: One time I gave a few dollars to someone who marched across the street to the crack dealer..
You know, I'd take a friend a bottle of wine if we were going over to a friend's house for dinner. So what's the difference with giving a wino a bottle of 2 Buck Chuck?
I really don't know the answers. I do know we all probably want to make a "good" difference in someone's life. Even though a quart of MD20/20 might not be good for a fella's health, in some twisted way it could be good for his soul. When giving unconditionally you have to wear blinders and have a thick skin.
I come from a long and glorious family of alcoholics. God blessed my sister and I; we escaped the insanity. One drink and I'm asleep. But in a time of trouble or need, a drunk needs a drink. I can't donate cash to someone with strings attached. If someone buys likker with what I've donated to them, shame on them, not on me. I did my part.
The last thing a drunk needs is someone running along behind them trying to keep them from drinking. That's a dark and twisted road. :'(
I always think of the scene in Groundhog Day. No matter what he did, the old homeless bloke died. In the end he settled for making him happy as best he could, not trying to "fix" him. It might sound funny but I took a couple of life lessons from that movie.
