People are funny. There were white people on my campus that would sit and have hour-long conversations with street people and empty out their pockets at the end of hearing the tales of woe and destituteness...I don't know, maybe because they felt like they were connecting with the underdogs or something. But on the opposite extreme, I have a friend who runs and screams everytime someone comes up to her for a dollar. Me, I'm somewhere in the middle. I'm not going to be hustled, but I will treat you like the human being that you are.
Recently, in my brief interactions with homelss people, they have uttered some of the most insightful commentary. One guy told my jittery friend that if she was scared of him, then it was because she was scared of what she could become. This other guy told me I looked sad and that I was too pretty to let the ugliness of the world cloud it.But, the best one was this weekend. I was on a date at Sambuca when this guy came up reeking of booze and asking for money. My date barked at him to go on and stop bothering us. The homeless guy told my date that his arrogant attitude was bothering him too. He told my date to treat everyone that he meets as a teacher and a student. You can teach a small baby to walk, talk, eat, but that baby can teach you patience, unconditional love, playfulness...
This stuck with me. Even with the "annoying" people in my life, I try to take a step back and ask what lesson I'm supposed to learn from that person. They must be in my life for a reason, and the quicker I figure out what they represent, the quicker I can move on. So, even from a smelly, drunk homeless guy I can learn life lessons. He was so insightful, wow...Then he asked me if the hair on my vagina was as silky as the hair on my head...Nedless to say the moment was lost, but you get the point ;P
"Wise words do oft out of the mouths of Fools themselves bespeak." William Shakespeare
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From Pissin' Playas to Conscious Crackheads...
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