#0129 The $5 dollar beggar

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Inner Peace Be Upon You

# 0129 Peace and Blessings Every Day

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The $5 dollar beggar.

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The weather was nice so I decided to go for a walk

around the block of my building. I like to take walks

during the day. It provides me a break to just be

with my thoughts and the open air.

As I was circling around the block I saw an old woman

sitting on the brick-edge of a garden. She had a laundry cart

to her right, but without laundry. Just some plastic bags and

a small suitcase beside her on the left.

I looked her way and smiled as a gentle breeze swept past

my face. As we exchanged a glance she asked, “Can you

spare a dollar.”

I see my share of panhandlers and beggars in DC, so this

was not anything new. However, I reached into my pocket

and pulled out what was a $5 bill and gave it to her.

Some times we see people who ask for money, and we think

to ourselves, “They’ll probably use it for drugs, alcohol, or

other vices” or “Let me pull out a $1 dollar instead of a $5, $10, etc.

This day I didn’t think of such judgmental things as may be normal to

cross the mind.

Instead I thought to myself, “This lady needed help or from the looks of

it she needed help. This $5 is not going to set me back. I hope she

doesn’t use it for drugs or other vices, and  instead buys the food

she may need.”

At this point I had a Peace and Blessings moment.

Most of us are looking for Inner Peace. One of the ways to get

this Inner Peace is to give what you have. From my own

experience and from what I hear from others who constantly

give to others, it is one of the best ways to feel good and at peace

with each other.

It may not always need to be money, but if you have it and

it will not pose financial hardship on yourself, perhaps you can

purify yourself by giving some of what you have been blessed

with.

Inner Peace Be Upon You.

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