Saturday, September 26, 2009

The Man At The Corner Of Avenue Road and Bloor Street West


Surprisingly out of all the things that have occurred in this internship, and all the people I've met, I must devote a blog to the man at the corner of Avenue Road and Bloor Street West.

One night after work when a homeless man came up to myself and a group of coworkers as we were walking to a restaurant and asked us for money. As they all ignored him I thought maybe I should offer him some dinner instead of giving him some change? I took him to the McDonalds down the street and bought him a Big Mac and a coke.

Apparently in the city, giving them money is good enough but out of all the thank yous I have received in my life none were more memorable then this. It was like I had cured a disease or given him a million dollars or something. He said thank you close to 20 times and I have to say this experience was one I will never forget. After having a conversation about where I work, how he got to where he was, and about life in general he asked if I wanted to be a politician someday. I told him that I want to be in politics and that someday I want to be a politician. If my hopes of becoming a politician could be portrayed as a small fire this mans next few words would be like pouring gasoline on that small fire. "I'd vote for you man".

Something so little, meant so much to this man, and something so little as those five words meant so much to me.

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