I met Lenny while walking to Ala Moana Beach Park. I was walking over the bridge and Lenny was sitting in the sun next to a big pile of his "stuff". As I walked by, he asked if I had any change. I gave him a few dollars and knelt down next to him. I asked him a few questions. Yes, he was homeless, he didn't know for how long or even why. He was in his 60's and had a toothless grin. His clothes were torn and dirty. He had nothing to say but as I got up to leave he grabbed my hand and thanked me for being nice to him.
When I first decided that I needed to acknowledge the homeless, I believed I had something to offer them but as it has turned out they have given me so much more.
:)
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