Public transport. The bus. People sit and absolutely do not pay attention to each other, everyone is immersed in their thoughts. It was raining outside, washing the dusty streets of the city. At one stop, a homeless man entered the bus. He was no more than forty, but he looked much older than his age. The whole carriage was filled with an unpleasant smell. He was very dirty and unkempt. – Give me some money for bread, please, kind people. I have not eaten anything for four days, – he said his standard speech. Most people did not pay any attention to him, but some reached into their pockets for their wallets. Suddenly one passenger jumped up and started screaming: – Didn’t you eat anything? Go to work!
How long can you live at someone else’s expense. I was fired from my job today, and it’s time to pay the taxes tomorrow, but I’m not going to beg! The man looked very decent and wore a solid suit. The homeless man looked down in shame. With dirty hands he began to rummage through his pockets. When he took out all his savings, he handed it to the man. “Here, you need it more. Good people will help me. And he went on, but the man ran after him, trying to return the money. All passengers watched this performance with bated breath. The man tried to prove to the beggar that life is corruption.
The man swore, proving his position, and the homeless man just smiled indulgently at his angry speeches. He refused to take the money. “No, life is a good thing. There are many kind-hearted people in the world, you should not treat life like that. A person should be happy that he has a life – the homeless man replied. The man froze on the spot, and the beggar, smiling one last time, jumped off at the next stop and left the bus. After standing for some time, the man went to the passenger seat. The man was sitting by the window, and tears were rolling down his cheeks. It was obvious that this incident had a great impact on him. He reconsidered his attitude to life. In his hand, the man was clutching crumpled, dirty bills received from a beggar.
