MC:
A person willing to do something extra for a "marine" or other serviceman is completely appropriate. The fact that you serve this country is deserving of special treatment whether you feel like you deserve it or not.
Many people see you servicemen as guys who have sacrificed for them. So you are not some schlub that asked for a quarter...you are a person that guy respected a little bit extra.
The only reason I said "phony" - was to emphasize that karma is considered an unsolicited and unexpected return on a good deed, whereas you appeared to wonder why you werent paid back for a good karmic deed by the guy with the quarters.
Hey, who knows...maybe the quarters in that guys roll had some nasty germs on them, and you were spared the exposure.
Just kiddin.
KESSLER: I am not phased that I am alone in my opinion, I never morph my opinions to match the majority. However, I would have given the guy a quarter, - I have filled people's gas tanks on my debit card, and handed out $20's numerous times...but I also live in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas is the place where you have to tell people while you are at a red light, that you dont have money for them...even though you have seen them at that corner for several years.
Las Vegas is also a place where you have to start a conversation with your friend as you enter a grocery store or gas station so as not to allow the vagrant outside the door to interrupt you asking for change.
Yeah, I always have money I could spare, but after living in Vegas for 12 years now, - I have a completely different opinion of handing out my money to strangers.
The biggest problem was actually engaging them in conversation and learning through their meth-induced delivery..."Why they need a couple bucks"...and "How they just need it this once to get back to L.A. or Utah or something"...then you see them at the same place a month later.
I am the guy now, who will tell whoever asks me for money outside a place of business, "Sorry, cant help you."
Even though I have 5 or 6 bucks in my pocket. Because the truth is, I am only encouraging panhandling if I give them money.
The MC marine is not who I am talking about. I am just saying I can understand why some people dont give away money, automatically without giving the situation a second's thought.
They may have given away money a million times in their life, and finally said, "no more."
But the question still remains, - if MC had the money, - why didnt he just go cash in his $5 and get 4 quarters out of it. He would have only had 3 left after using it for air.
I can see the guy handing him a quarter for convenience's sake, - but I cannot see wishing ill will or talking negatively about the guy for choosing not to give away his money, for whatever reason he saw fit at that moment.
Wishing ill will and talking negatively is bad karma, in it's own right.
Thanks MC for your service, you are a marine and that is to be respected. But yes, you are a member of humanity, also, and that is to be respected as well.
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