Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 20, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > i can't speak for omar, but i'm pretty sure he'd refuse > "treatment". despite living on the street, he seems, for the most > part, profoundly cheerful. a few weeks ago when i ran into him he > said "i don't want to die, i love life too much." > omar's a lot different from many of the homeless people i see in > philadelphia, ones with obvious mental illness, rocking, shouting > at imaginary assailants -- i'm not exactly sure what his problem is > -- apart from alcohol dependency which isn't so rare in this > college town -- i'm not sure if it's that he can't hold down a job > or that he doesn't really care to. he has a dense social roster and > occasionally invites me to parties (at someone elses house). > > some photos of him from the fall: > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/omar/index.html many of the people who live on the street say they want to live on the street, for various reasons... these images of Omar by Kyle...are beautiful, moving, and show great respect and compassion... Steve > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information