About 3 hours ago, I left the gym with some mates waiting for their bus at the station. It's 22:00 PM.
A random dog was walking around the station totally ignoring my whistles and callings. dat b1tch >.>
Then, we noticed her (the dog) owner was a homeless looking guy walking towards us. He started talking about his life, and I listened with interest. He mentioned having his own business in the past making about 5000 euros a month with it, which is a lot in Holland. But he screwed his life over a daily dose of cocaine. I tried to give him a pep-talk knowing it was useless, but luckily the guy still has a job.. somewhere idk.
I asked him why he's not planning to start his own business again, and he replied with: ''My mom doesn't want me to''.
I was like "-___-' who cares what she thinks? git dat mohnee.'' Then he told me he'd spent all the money on even more cocaine.. sigh. He told me that people dislike change..they tend to stick with their habits may those be for the better or for the worse.
Though he fked up his life, which wasn't necessary in his situation, he was in for a good chat and had good verbal skils. He appreciated us not looking down on him, and thanked us for the 10 minutes chat.
Now, my question is: How do you act when a hobo is near you, trying to make contact? Do you view him/her as your fellow men, responding with respect, or do you flat out ignore that person like most people do?
A random dog was walking around the station totally ignoring my whistles and callings. dat b1tch >.>
Then, we noticed her (the dog) owner was a homeless looking guy walking towards us. He started talking about his life, and I listened with interest. He mentioned having his own business in the past making about 5000 euros a month with it, which is a lot in Holland. But he screwed his life over a daily dose of cocaine. I tried to give him a pep-talk knowing it was useless, but luckily the guy still has a job.. somewhere idk.
I asked him why he's not planning to start his own business again, and he replied with: ''My mom doesn't want me to''.
I was like "-___-' who cares what she thinks? git dat mohnee.'' Then he told me he'd spent all the money on even more cocaine.. sigh. He told me that people dislike change..they tend to stick with their habits may those be for the better or for the worse.
Though he fked up his life, which wasn't necessary in his situation, he was in for a good chat and had good verbal skils. He appreciated us not looking down on him, and thanked us for the 10 minutes chat.
Now, my question is: How do you act when a hobo is near you, trying to make contact? Do you view him/her as your fellow men, responding with respect, or do you flat out ignore that person like most people do?
