What i did today

[The man in the mountainParticipant 4102]

Before i start to unfold my story i need to make it clear who i am and what defines me, i am a spiritual being not tied down to any current system, i engage in both power meditation and meditation relaxation, i also do standard prayer and i have a collection of different gods, deities and angels that i pay my respects to and meet on a day to day basis. Some of them are:

Archangels Uriel,Gabriel and Raphael,Lord Shiva the destroyer of worlds, etc…..

What i did today was unique of me, i walked down half a mile to a corner strip mall where there’s a publix, dunkins, 7eleven and is known to have a few homeless. I saw this guy writing on a piece of cardboard and i knew exactly what was going on, with out asking him or anything i went in the 7eleven and got him a sandwich and a bottle of water zephyrhills (best water you can drink). He thanked me when i gave him the goods and we exchanged names, i said to him that i would pray for him, i went to a convenience store after that and bought a bunch of candles, then i went to the catholic church further south of where i met him, i passed by a man with no legs and a veteran cap who smiled at me and said hi, we kept going our ways, i went to the church and asked a bunch of requests for a few people that i love and for the homeless young man i just met.

As i walked back to the little strip mall, i went to the publix and the man with no legs on the electric wheel chair was there, we talked to each other and it broke my heart when he told me that he had a publix’s card and it only had two dollars in it, i went in the publix to buy some wine because i came there for that, i came out with $20 dollars and gave it to him, he almost cried and asked me if i would hug him, i did and we locked into a tight hug between two grown men, i said to him God is always watching and help is on its way, he smiled at me and said i know!, i explained to him that when i kneel in my house i feel like angels hug me side by side and i am never alone, i am thankful to the divine for protecting me and giving me the opportunity of helping other men who come from other ways of life.

The young man was a white man and the guy in the wheel chair was an afro american gentlemen, i am white hispanic and i come from the Dominican Republic, i don’t see people for the color of their skin, i try to help and like Lord Buddha once said”I don’t look at what has been done, but what has yet to be done”.

With this i hope to inspire other men in this forum to help our brothers who have fallen out of luck in this s~~~ty system we have today, you may not be spiritual, but we all bleed the same way, humanity is not only in our DNA, but also can be found in the actions and behaviors that can help and empower other people.

In the end i am just a young guy who smokes a lot of weed, prays, meditates and is very spiritual.

[PistolPeteParticipant 27143]

Excellent post man…we should all remember but for the grace of God go I. I find it very hard to be charitable I don’t know why.

Even though I’m Catholic, the philosphy of my parents can be summoned up: Its a dog eat dog world and there just isn’t enough dog to go around.

[The man in the mountainParticipant 4102]

PistolPete wrote:

Excellent post man…we should all remember but for the grace of God go I. I find it very hard to be charitable I don’t know why.

Even though I’m Catholic, the philosphy of my parents can be summoned up: Its a dog eat dog world and there just isn’t enough dog to go around.

The thing is i was born from parents who are distant cousins and i have always had health problems, i am only 25 but i am not expected to live long, so money doesn’t mean anything to me, someone else will keep my stuff and my money, so why not help other people?, i mean if you love your material world that much you will find it to be really hard to give it away, that’s understandable friend, no one is forcing you to be anything that you don’t want or want to do. In the end i give what i can, i don’t give everything away, i try to be conservative because i have bills to pay and a sick mother to take care of.

Like the anime Cowboy Bebop quotes “you will carry that weight…”

[The NomadParticipant 88]

I had endless amounts of money at one point in time, and I gave and gave. I would adopt families for xmas, and give to homeless I’d run into. Unfortunately I was doing it to feed my own ego. I’d do it just to be able to brag and glote to my friends. I was always picky and selective, and judgemental towards the people I gave to. Always stood taller and thought I was so much higher above them. I’m ashamed. I hated that version of me.

A couple years ago my parents got in a bad motorcycle wreck. I had to move across the country to take care of them. Lost my job, house, cars, and all my material poccessions. I had nothing. I was lower than low. No one to help and no one to lean on. Without my money I was empty. I have spent 3 years learning to be a better person and to stop relying on money. It was the worst drug I’ve ever had. It ruined me.

Now I feel the karma from my selfish, big headed ego has been put behind me. I feel like I’ve become more centered. I still don’t have much but I would happily give everything I have to someone if they need it. Life has kicked my ass! I now see that no matter where you are, you can be knocked to the bottom in an instant. I’ve seen the bottom and it’s no place for anyone.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

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[BlacqueJacqueShellacqueParticipant 6890]

@hitman, Amen. @PP Was raised Catholic too. Visited Vatican City. So many gold and silver hand dippers, so many hungry kids. I believe in goodness. Goodness will win.

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