Met a man in the streets the other day, with despair in his eyes that drove right through me. It has been a while since I have seen that much anguish in someone's eyes. There was also a feeling of lost hope as he sat huddled in the cold, arms outstretched begging for some change from those who past by.
The streets are filled with people asking for money and it's amazing how quickly we dismiss them, bunching them in with the useless, pretending they don't exist. How many times have you quickly rushed by someone begging in the streets hoping they won't bother you? I know I have on occasions, fearing them and what they might ask, knowing that I cannot always give.
Posted by munin at December 12, 2001 01:10 PM