A Miracle For One, But What About All The Others
This story's about Richard Pulley, a 78-year-old retiree who was DoorDashing to pay for his wife’s medications.
After seeing him on their front door camera, a kind, compassionate family stepped in and set up a GoFundMe page for Richard. Thirty thousand people donated and raised close to a million dollars.
I love stories like this, but I couldn’t help but feel bittersweet this time. The sweet, of course, was that Richard received such a huge outpouring of love from strangers. The bitter was why he was put in this situation. I was happy, but also angry and sad.
As I watched Richard struggle up the steps with the delivery in hand, I thought about the billionaires with their golden toilets, the billions of dollars being spent on bombs and missiles, and the construction of a ballroom for the tuxedoed to throw their parties.
There are so many like Richard who won’t receive a windfall. What happens to them?
Something has to change.
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Well Street
Thank God that Richard delivered items to a family who didn't merely grab them from the porch and not give him another thought.
I agree with your sentiment that today's ever-growing power imbalance has reached criminal proportions and is feeding people into the financial meat grinder. If a GoFundMe page were set up for all those out there like Richard, the servers would likely crash.
Slipstream
It’s so maddening. As my grandma used to say, sometimes I get so mad I could chew nails.