A homeless man stops you on the street asking for
money. Some of you would give it to him; others may
decline politely, while some may even ignore him
completely.
Now, a middle class woman in nice clothes
approaches you on the street. "May I have ten
dollars?" she asks you. You ask yourself why this woman would
need that money. Why would you give money to a person
doing perfectly well on his or her own when you could
be giving it to someone who really needs it?
What does this have to do with you? Well if you're one
of those people who ask for clams, or are asked for
clams, you fit into this awkward situation. The
homeless man could be a "newbie", or someone new to
Whyville with little clams, a low salary, and not many
face parts. The middle class woman could be the larger
population of Whyville whose salary is about 25 or more, they
have about 50 to 400 clams, and their face looks
pretty good. This is the group that I find mostly asks
for clams.
You always want more then what you have. We all could
use some more shirts, but we don't NEED them.
A few days ago, I was asked to give out free shirts
to a Whyvillian who looked better then the average
head. I told this Whyvillian that they looked fine,
and then asked if I could donate the shirt to
Grandma's or give it to a less fortunate "Newly". This
Whyvillians reply was "No thanks, I need shirts."
This is the main point of my article. Whyvillians need
to stop being greedy, and stop begging for clams. I'm not
writing this article because I have enough clams and I
really like my face. I remember when I first started
Whyville; I looked like a potato. I know that there
are some great citizens who donate their old clothes
to Grandma's and help out Newbies, but unfortunately,
I'm finding this to not be the majority of Whyville.
Instead of asking for clams, why not get help with
raising your salary? Please, next time you have to
HAVE to ask for those extra 10 clams for a new shirt,
think of the Whyvillians who don't have that much.
This is Elmo11, signing off for the better of Whyville.
