GuestRecentlyPoor, you are quite right. A person struggling to get by could easily be just an ordinary human being fallen on hard times. We have a food bank in Dereham (a small town in rural Norfolk) and most of the churches round here contribute non-perishable food for them. It gives out a three-day supply to people in crisis with absolutely nothing to eat. It's astonishing and very distressing to think that such a thing could be needed in the 21st Century in a developed country. Not since the end of the War has such a need been revealed. Even a 'junkie' or alcoholic can't be judged, as we can't know what drove them to their predicament. It just distresses me no end at the poor person's degradation to have to ask strangers in the street for help. Swallowing their pride to go begging must be agony for them. That's why I have a lot of time for the Salvation Army. They seem to exert themselves for the poor, work which can't be easy or pleasant, and sometimes downright dangerous. I admire that.