A coffee a day is more important to us than human life.

I am sitting at the Starbucks on 395 and Clearwater in the Tri-Cities. I have seen many cars come through the drive through with their Grande non-fat white mochas. I also see a man on the side of the street asking for money. He goes up to cars and either people look away nonchalantly or people drive right passed him. In doing this we are saying that we will spend $4.95 a day on coffee but we cannot give anything to someone who is really in need. Why are we so focused on ourselves? I am not saying that I am guilt-free because I definitely have my fair share of coffee and I have turned my head away from poverty. I believe though in the importance of giving. We have enough money to give but we would rather spend it on movie tickets, vanilla lattes and trinkets we don't need. These things are not bad in themselves, but when it comes more important than other human beings I have to question what is more important to me.