Bruce

Happy New Years!
Welcome to 2009 ^^

so i spent New Years Eve with all my friends :D
and it was quite fun
afterward we went to Vincent's
and Dota the night away

When i woke up i went to the bus stop
to try to catch a bus home
in the booth there was this guy
and i asked him about the bus stuff
and he told me to sit
and we started to talk
very nice casual man
he was drinking a little bit of alcohol
and he smoked a cigarette
he was African American and had a beanie on
big baggy Jeans and boots.

We talked about New Years
and how many people woke up New Years day in Jail
he told me why and what was going on.
People were drinking and driving and getting caught by the police
he then started talking about ladies
he said that most women have had bad relationships in the past
and even if you are a good guy well she'll sometimes bring that
bad relationship bag with her and dump it on you, and that sucks

he also said never steal
it's stupid
He said to always do good at school
never smoke
never drink
it could ruin your life.
then he told me something i never saw coming
he said in these exact words
"little brother, let me tell you something. you may look at me and think to yourself this guy
he's okay. but did you know i'm homeless"
he pulled out this little green card that said Hypothermia entrance
The card meant he was allowed to go in the shelters and churches so he wouldn't die.
he said smoking a cigarette ruined his life
doing Pot ruined his life
getting in to drinking ruined his life.
Be smart and go to school get a good career don't be like me

My favorite quote that he said to me was
"i'm not a saint, but i'm not no bad guy ethier, things just didn't turn out all perfectly for me. Sometimes you can't help but be at the wrong place at the wrong time"

then his bus came he shook my hand and said "hi my name is Bruce nice to meet you"
i told him my name
he took off his Beanie and said"look at me good cause if you ever see me again don't forget to say hi." then he got on his bus and he left.

Even though he was homeless, he was one of the greatest men i have ever meet.