Tonight on my way home, I saw a woman crying against a building.
“Are you okay?”
“No. It’s another night out here in the cold. I’m sick of it.”
I should have stayed with her.
Instead I went home. I called two shelters. One was full. The other had a mat and a blanket and was willing to let her sleep on the floor.
I grabbed a bag, threw in an apple, orange, packet of salmon, wrapped take-out fork, a bar of soap, a packet of tissues, and some paper towels. Realized I had no bottled water.
I ran back out.
Ran around the neighborhood.
I failed. She was gone.
Today Elon Musk passed the $400 billion mark.
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