Every often I find myself walking in late night hours. In doing

so, I always find myself running into people who are in need of some company or attention. These are the people who most times go unnoticed or ignored. It’s a sad reality, but this is what this world faces. Tonight has been one of those nights, a night which I find myself talking to a total stranger, but only a stranger for a moment, until the moment we greet and introduce ourselves to one another. It’s amazing how giving a person a little of your time and attention, can really uplift and make a difference in ones day or night. I need to be honest, I truly feel as though I receive more from them, than what I give. Their stories of their lives are so touching and eye opening, that it makes a person more appreciative of what they have and don’t have. Tonight, I not only leave this once a stranger to me, feeling happy, but I leave feeling much happier, knowing that I was able to make a new friend and be a friend to this wonderful man. Though some people go unnoticed, they can’t ever be ignored. Me and my new friend Gerry.