I wait tables at a semi-posh restaurant in Lowertown Saint Paul...it is located in the Galtier Plaza, which has its own security office...yesterday during the lunch hour, the main security lady (name to remain unknown) approached me with a very angry look on her face...my immediate thought was "ok, which kitchen staffer is out smoking pot by the loading dock again?"...she then says "hey, there's a bum sleeping in your Atrium, want me to kick him out?"...now the Atrium is a part of the restaurant, but not really...it is more of a food court type area that nobody ever uses, unless we have a big party booked for the night...I look out and see a man sleeping at a table, and he looked quite comfortable...not bothering anyone, not drunk and stumbling all over, not asking anyone for money...just sleeping...safe from the frigid temp outside, enjoying a nap for an hour or so...I told the security guard, who seemed extremely bothered by this blatant display of anarchy, that I didn't mind in the least bit if he slept there all day long...I think she tried to find a manager after that but luckily they had left for the day.
I know, not the most exciting story...it just made me think...I dont want to be someone that finds fault with a sleeping bum...I think we spend too much time worrying about what everyone else around us is doing wrong, and that says a lot about our own insecurities.
Thoughts???
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I completely agree. You showed compassion to someone less fortunate. Maybe God put him there in your life for that very reason. "But for the grace of God, there go I."
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