Hi,
Today was a good day. Nope, nothing on the job front yet but still had a good time at one of the pools that I visit. I met a couple of people that shared their beer, tobacco, food and conversation for the afternoon. It was a pleasant change of pace talking with people.
A couple of days ago, at one of the places that I park for the night - it's in a small strip mall - a guy approached me while I was reading a book in my truck and we talked for a few minutes. It turns out that he works in a salon and they were wondering about me since they see me at that location several times a week. I told him what was going on with me, just the bare details. Before he left, he gave me $5. At first, I was going to turn it down but then I thanked him for his kindness.
That $5 is worth three days of food to me. Of even more worth is that there are some people in the world that take a moment to look at things from another perspective and act.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Homeless - Part 12
Hi'ya,
Hope you are doing well. As for me, still doing the 3 R's - reading, writing and working out...and enjoying some pool time. Been kind of rainy here over the past four weeks with few sunny breaks in between.
I met my first homeless people in North Dallas; never thought I would meet any since I keep to myself these days. The first one approached me outside a quick shop saying that he had nothing but the clothes on his back - white male, late thirties, brown hair/eyes, unkempt facial hair, approx. six feet tall and 190 lbs, poor dental health. I talked with him a couple of minutes to get his story. Whether it was BS or not, I did get the sense from him that he lacked hope, that he was defeated by circumstances and accepted it. I told him that I was in a similar situation and couldn't help and walked away.
The second individual was a white male, late fifties, 6'2" and 180 lbs, lot of unkempt facial hair, poor teeth. He had a small plastic bag that he said contained all he had. I was standing about a meter from him on the sidewalk and he reeked of poor hygiene. He said he needed to get to downtown Dallas and needed a lift but didn't have any cash for fuel. I told him that I was sorry that I couldn't help...plus, he was a little odd.
I don't know their circumstances, how they are coping or what their ultimate goals are but I hope that they make it the best they can.
Hope you are doing well. As for me, still doing the 3 R's - reading, writing and working out...and enjoying some pool time. Been kind of rainy here over the past four weeks with few sunny breaks in between.
I met my first homeless people in North Dallas; never thought I would meet any since I keep to myself these days. The first one approached me outside a quick shop saying that he had nothing but the clothes on his back - white male, late thirties, brown hair/eyes, unkempt facial hair, approx. six feet tall and 190 lbs, poor dental health. I talked with him a couple of minutes to get his story. Whether it was BS or not, I did get the sense from him that he lacked hope, that he was defeated by circumstances and accepted it. I told him that I was in a similar situation and couldn't help and walked away.
The second individual was a white male, late fifties, 6'2" and 180 lbs, lot of unkempt facial hair, poor teeth. He had a small plastic bag that he said contained all he had. I was standing about a meter from him on the sidewalk and he reeked of poor hygiene. He said he needed to get to downtown Dallas and needed a lift but didn't have any cash for fuel. I told him that I was sorry that I couldn't help...plus, he was a little odd.
I don't know their circumstances, how they are coping or what their ultimate goals are but I hope that they make it the best they can.
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