As many of you probly know by now that I originally, not from Kansas. But yet from a small town in New York. When I look back, I can see myself, riding down the road on my bike or going fishing at the local pond. but when the season chage there is a diffent mood. when winter comes it means helping a stranger out of the snow banks, going skiing, snowboarding, even sledding. these are all happy memories that we all should have.
But the other day at work, when i was on lunch. i turned the corner to see a older gentle man, standing there, with a bike. All diffent kinda of bags, hanging all over it. But i noticed that his clothes were not that clean, his shoes where kinda torn up a little on the sides. Then i decied to take a seat, and see what would happen. I was surprised he just went on about his business and lite up a cigarette.
When i first saw him, it riminded me of living in Pittsburgh, Pa., there is tons of homeless people there, they would even buy wax boxes from you for nearly as 5 cents to 25 cents a pop. I wanted to help everyone i saw, but yet they all were not nice as some people these days. There has been a few times where me and friends would TAKE A LONG WAY HOME, just to get away from them. but yet some times i wondered how they became that way. was it b/c of laziest, loss of job, loss of family, it could have been anything. So i kinda dont wanta end up like them, when I get older.
So when i saw the guy at the store i was wondering where he was headed. but i was able to get a shots with my camera phone. They are not the greatest shots, but it something to look back on. But when I saw him light up a cigarette, i was kinda happy that I did not lend him some money. Because I know, he would spend it on something that he did not need.
I am just glad that I made a good choice to stay working and have a place over my head, but yet it seems it would be good to get on a bike and go any palce you want. Just to get away from the people. But, you also need to look out for other things too along the road, like getting flat tires and bike parts breaking, etc. Even thou he is, TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME.
