Monday, December 05, 2005

 

Trade places?

Would you completely give up your house and all possessions if doing so could guarantee shelter for 1000 people left homeless by the hurricane season?

Comments:
I fear that donation is too large...I'd rather write a check.
 
This is really hard to admit but I couldn't do it. I could give up everything except my birds(two parrots)and pictures of my deceased father.
I couldn't, not even to help a thousand people.
 
1000 people? Nah, maybe 10,000 though. It was a hurricane, and there is already a ridiculous amount of relief money going into it. I'd donate to the effort, but I wouldn't give up my house and all my posessions.
 
No way. So many of those people are ungrateful third-generation welfare spawn. I know - I'm from there.
 
no
 
no.
 
I'd seriously consider it.

After all, even leaving aside charitable motivations, think of all the good will and gratitude that the act would generate.

Having a thousand people -- not to mention admiring outsiders -- grateful to you, all of whom have friends,relatives,business associates, skills, etc. would create a tremendous social network.

Of course, some of them will be ungrateful, but say if just a few out of the thousand become really successful, don't you think they'll remember you, the person who helped them when they needed it most?

And let's be serious: most possessions and homesteads today are pretty generic and replaceable. It's not like many of us are living in a house filled with heirlooms that's been in the family for five generations!
 
Yes! I do have to say I don't own home or have much material-wise. But even if I had a million dollars, it's all just stuff. It's people who count.
 
Wouldn't consider it for a second. You live in hurricane country, you take your chances.
Hell, you live on EARTH, you take your chances.
 
Sure. I'm no do-gooder but my home & all possesions are probably worth no more than $125,000.
Pretty darn cheap for 1000 people. If I said no who could you live with if you couldn't live with yourself.
(Could I sell one thing to get a bus ticket to mama?)
 
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