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Originally posted by SleazyDream
in LA i was outside a taco place with a few guys - this street bum came upto us and started to talk to us while we waited for our tacos. We had nothing else to do - some chose to ignore him - Lars and I listened. This man had no idea who Lars was, but he showed him respect and Lars gave him respect back. When he asked for $2 for a beer lars dug into his pocket but only had a $1 on him, i instantly provided the other dollar.
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there is this old Chinese lady and her husband in Banff - anyone who's ever lived in Banff from more than a couple of weeks will know exactly who i'm talking about. i'm quite sure they are illegal immigrants. they make all of their money purely from collecting bottles and pop cans. don't speak a word of English. you can always see her riding around on her bike, carrying a logistically impossible amount of bottles and cans in large garbage bags attached to her bike.
anyway, this couple helps keep Banff as clean as it is (in other words, extremely clean), and they somehow make enough to pay the exorbitant rent (they live in the same complex my brother did when he used to work for me and lived up there - it isn't cheap). i have given her a 100 dollar bill once every year, since 2001. it literally blows her mind, each time. i don't think she thinks i'm a real person, and honestly it's a trippy experience for myself too. i haven't lived there since 2002, but i still end up in Banff a couple of times each year, and i always end up seeing her in the streets (usually early in the morning), and simply hand her a 100 dollar bill. it's the weirdest thing.
regardless, 'there is no such thing as a selfless act'.
