Narrative Essay On Homeless People

You would never think of it but sometimes the most repetitive part of your day can be the most eye opening. I take the train everyday, Monday through Friday at 6:30 AM. I get on the R train near my house and take it for 50 minutes to Union Square to get to school. The R train isn’t exactly riding in luxury and leaves a lot to be desired. It has an “interesting” aroma, there are many homeless people sleeping on it and there are multiple delays each day just to give you an idea. When I was a freshman all these problems caused such an aggravating commute that I would basically try to just get it over with as fast as possible and not really give it any thought. I have learned however after 4 years of taking the train that, if you actually open …show more content…
No matter what train or time I went there was always a homeless person near me. My first reaction was always to move as far away as possible and just pity them from afar. This is mainly because I had been taught this superstition that homeless people were dangerous and were a cautionary tale of what can happen to you if you fail in life. After the countless train rides I took throughout the year I would always watch what a homeless person used to do and act out of curiosity. I realized that these were normal people once you stopped looking at their outer appearances. By this time I had been learning a lot about the poor and abused in school with tests, quizzes and articles but never really saw them as a singular person. Going into my junior year I began to put my ideas at school and what I was seeing on the train together. Whenever a homeless person sat next to me or tried talking to me I would always try to give them the common courtesy that was so lacking from everyone else. Once I showed that I wasn’t judgmental of each person and their situation, they opened up to me in ways that I really didn’t think was possible