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May 21, 2003
Quixtar and Panhandling
By QBlog in
I have an extremely odd history with panhandlers. I won't go into detail but my experience with local panhandlers has ranged from buying them groceries to threatening physical harm to questioning them for 20 minutes about the validity of their "sob story." Emotionally I'm a mess when it comes to people asking me for money. I have made a decision to just explain that I'm unable to help them and walk away. This is best for all. I can't really understand why my behavior towards panhandlers is so unpredictable but it is and I'm learning to deal with that.
Emotionally, my reaction to Quixtar is very similar to panhandlers. That is not good. Intellectually I can understand all that is the "business" but on some emotional level I'm just a mess. I'm not the only one like this but people in Quixtar would have me believe that I'm a loser because I don't want to participate in their dream. Whatever. Look, I don't measure success by how much money you make but by what you do with what you got. It's that simple.
Anyway, I may be some messed up nut but I at least know that when someone says Quixtar it's just best if I walk away.