Our wallets are hurting after the holiday season, prices of every basic need are skyrocketing at an alarming rate, and those in the unhoused population are spending their days in the freezing cold, rain, and snow.
With the unhoused population rising in Portland, I notice people becoming immune to the sight of someone in need, often avoiding eye contact and walking away when they see someone on the street. I was walking through Monument Square in Portland and saw you walking out of Hifi Donuts with your breakfast and coffee in hand. It was a chilly day, so you opted for hot coffee. There were two men in need sitting on a bench nearby and rather than just walk by looking the other way like everyone else around us, you marched right over to them and offered them the food and coffee.
Thank you for being selfless, thank you for doing what everyone else should be doing but fails to do. We are social creatures who rely on one another but sadly we let others down and look the other way rather than reaching out a hand. Not only were they able to have the great food that Hifi has to offer but more importantly, they were seen, acknowledged, and treated like a human that deserves care and respect.
Meghan Morrison Published: January 19, Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Times are tough. It could be we are that way because of the many tourists that visit us. Or it just might be our stubborn Yankee roots that we like to treat people the way we want to be treated. Categories: Articles.
