Maybe I'm a jerk.....

“Doubt increases with inaction. Clarity reveals itself in momentum. Growth comes from progress. For all these reasons, BEGIN.”

 -Brendon Burchard

Maybe I'm just a jerk.

I caught a snippet on Facebook this weekend. It was Congresswoman Maxine Waters questioning HUD Secretary Ben Carson.

They were going back and forth regarding some budget cuts and rent hikes.

In her query, she brought up an example of a single mother with 3 children living on $200/month.

Why?

Why in the world in this day and age is that even a possibility.?

So how does this make me a jerk?

Because I really don't care about that mother of 3.

Sounds horrible I know.

I tossed and turned in bed last night pondering my dilemma .

I could care less about this woman.

Our paths will probably never pass and trust me, I'm not going out of my way to find her.

I certainly am not writing a check to her. I am not starting a Go Fund Me page for her. Yet at the same time, I am paying $5000 for my dog to have ACL surgery.

$5000!

That's over 2 years of income for this poor unfortunate woman.

And I really don't care.

Why would anyone ever be raising 3 children on $200 a month and more importantly why should this be my concern.

I care about what I have to do to pay for this surgery.

I care about what corners I will have to cut and what things I will have to do without to cover the vet bill.

But I don't seem to give a damn that there are people living on $200/month, trying to care for 3 children.

I must be a jerk!

I must be heartless.

Then again, the dog can't go get a job and pay for her own surgery.

She has no friends or community to help her out.

She has no choice as to her fate.

Right now, she needs me.

And I have a responsibility to her.

In for a dollar in for $5k!