a story of hope.

The homeless men often gather around courthouses. I do not know why. I think it is because the shelters and skid rows are so close to them. Anyway, as I was walking into court in downtown LA, I passed at least a half dozen men just sitting along the sidewalk watching life go by. I approached one of them with a bag of hope and asked him, “Do you want this?” and he smiled and said, “Yes, thank you, sir.” He called me ‘sir.’ He was so polite. -- Steve Shepard -- 9/30/09