One of the stranger things that happens when you’ve squatted in gutted warehouses and stayed in the streets for a bit involves the people you meet.
Some folks are clearly off their gourd. Others are not totally detached from reality, but clearly still have something wrong with them — like an addiction. Even more are just kids who are down on their luck.
Once in a while, you’ll meet a homeless person that makes you rethink how you see life. They are either so down-to-earth that it’s unsettling, or so out there that you have to question your own beliefs.