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Flolfolil

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the other night a woman asked me for help. she was a homeless, pregnant meth addict.

 

she needed money and food. i gave it to her.

 

i never once thought of what i was getting out of the situation, like emotional gratification.

 

i also never thought of things like "what if she uses this money for meth"

 

i don't really have any thoughts about the situation at all. i don't feel good about it, i don't feel bad about it.

 

my body reacted automatically and just did it

 

has this happened to anyone else? i can't even explain it, especially since i am not a very charitable person at all, and normally i would say no to helping someone i thought might use the money for drugs.

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"Benevolence" comes from the french noun or adjective "benevole," meaning to volunteer for free. C'est bon!

 

edit: yeah, yeah, they both came from Latin, but English words came from French (& German)

Edited by Harmonious Emptiness

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I think that it's not about you: she has the power to get money from people.

Probably this is how she lives...

I've heard of a gipsy girl who can use hypnosis, but maybe this is not the case.

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I think that it's not about you: she has the power to get money from people.

Probably this is how she lives...

I've heard of a gipsy girl who can use hypnosis, but maybe this is not the case.

maybe, but i like to think i can tell the difference. :/

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