I think I've been Duped!
About two weeks ago and girl I go to church with came into the office. She asked the used the computer. I allowed her to do so. She then started complaining about how her taxes still hadn't gone through. She stated that she changed the information that she needed to change and it still didn't go through. She went on to say that she hadn't worked a lot the past weeks so her check was $21 and she needed to pay her rent. Okay, so what I'm hearing from her is that she needs help. So being the person that I am--I want to help everyone who needs it, I ask her how much her rent was and she told me. Then she let me know that it was late and now she had a late charge. Okay, so what I was hearing was that she needed some money and all I kept thinking was that she had children and she needed to keep a roof over her head and if I needed help I would want to be able to go to someone who could help me. She didn't ask for my help, but she was just offering information. So before I left I put what money I had in an envelope with a note and wrote her name on it. She called me later to thank me and I almost cried. I told her to pay her rent.
I got an email today warning me (not me in general, but people who work for the organization) not to give money to people because some of them have addictions and they will simply use the money for that. WHAT? I thought I knew this girl. I had no inkling that she would lie. No, she didn't ask me for it, but her she was talking about how she didn't know how she was gonna pay her rent and I had the money at that time so I gave it to her. What she lying to me? She didn't know I would give her the money, so why would she make up a lie? I guess I understand that when a person is bound by an addiction it doesn't matter who they tell their story to, but they just need to tell you their story in the hopes that you would help them out. I wish I had taken the money to her landlord instead of giving it to her. So of course I've felt sick to my stomach about it. I prayed and I asked God to help me decipher what is good and right to do. Somethings are good, but just not right to do. I was wondering why when I saw the girl at church on Sunday she wasn't too enthused to see me. Man, I can't believe that I've been duped. I just can't believe it. I could have used that money to pay my bills....I just pray to God that I can hear him well enough to know the right thing to do next time.
I got an email today warning me (not me in general, but people who work for the organization) not to give money to people because some of them have addictions and they will simply use the money for that. WHAT? I thought I knew this girl. I had no inkling that she would lie. No, she didn't ask me for it, but her she was talking about how she didn't know how she was gonna pay her rent and I had the money at that time so I gave it to her. What she lying to me? She didn't know I would give her the money, so why would she make up a lie? I guess I understand that when a person is bound by an addiction it doesn't matter who they tell their story to, but they just need to tell you their story in the hopes that you would help them out. I wish I had taken the money to her landlord instead of giving it to her. So of course I've felt sick to my stomach about it. I prayed and I asked God to help me decipher what is good and right to do. Somethings are good, but just not right to do. I was wondering why when I saw the girl at church on Sunday she wasn't too enthused to see me. Man, I can't believe that I've been duped. I just can't believe it. I could have used that money to pay my bills....I just pray to God that I can hear him well enough to know the right thing to do next time.
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