Is Giving A Homeless Person $ For Drugs STO?

[Minyatur]

To me this entire subject somewhat revolves around the theme of learn/teaching and teach/learning.

If someone asks for money, while my response to is go spend the money first on what I believe they need instead of giving what they have asked for, this could be seen as wanting to both teach/learn and learn/teach in their stead.

If I see a homeless person and they did not ask for anything and I decide to offer something of my own choosing because of my perception of their state of lack, then it would not be to attempt to learn/teach in their stead.

I think we often tend to project our own prejudices on others, as if their choices or what is best for them has to reflect our own choices and what is best for us. A part of the material I really like is when it says that nothing is overcome and what is not needed falls away, hinting that even in things that we do not understand there might be a need for them. So if we learn to not judge and offer our intention without attachment to outcomes, that might be how we might best manifest to be positive. When you make someone feel that you are against them, or attempt to control them, often the results will go against your initial intent of helping.