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[markdohle]

You never know what the day will bring

I was talking with a man today.  He seemed nice enough, 77 years old, homeless.  We helped him out a bit.  As I was driving him into Atlanta he told me a strange thing, and with a smile.  He related how when he was a young man he killed a man with an icepick, it was self-defense he told me.  He went to jail for many years.  As we talked I wondered how many of us hide things and here was a man who was willing to share a dark secret with me, or perhaps he did not think it was dark at all, just something that happened to him in life.  I took him were he could get some help and returned home.  I think I will pray for him, hoping he finds a place to settle down.

[Still Waters]

I wonder how many other people he had told. Perhaps he felt he could confide in you without fear of being judged, and something he needed to do in the hope it will free him mentally.  He could also probably sense that you have a kind heart and are a good listener. It's possible you helped him in more ways than one that day.

[markdohle]

Still Waters, on 19 May 2012 - 11:28 AM, said:

I wonder how many other people he had told. Perhaps he felt he could confide in you without fear of being judged, and something he needed to do in the hope it will free him mentally.  He could also probably sense that you have a kind heart and are a good listener. It's possible you helped him in more ways than one that day.

Who knows why my friend, but his sharing certainly made him more real.  Human violence does not surprise me, most men, at least most that I know (for sure I am in this group) or have known, have to struggle with this inner tendency to fight and yes even kill.

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