Invisible people- Homeless on the streets.

My article will be short, but important to those sensitive to the human condition. It is about our basic humanity and responsibility to respect our fellow humans. It is about the problem of the street people we see every day in any big city. How do we look at these nameless people? What do we do when they importune us for money? How much respect or conversation or eye contact do we have with them? What do we think about them?  
Every person has a story about how/why they came to be where they are. No one wants to be homeless, no one deserves to be in that situation. At the very least, as human beings, homeless individuals are deserving of our respect. It could be any one of us that finds themselves in their shoes one day.
When we see people who are homeless, we often make assumptions. Maybe we assume they’re addicts or mentally ill or belonging to begging mafia. And some of them are.But homeless people rarely get an opportunity to tell their life stories or explain how they ended up in the situations they’re in.
As a human being, we have a responsibility to treat every such person we encounter with dignity and respect. I feel what they truly desire, is respect. Yes, like all of us, they need food, warmth, safety and companionship, even love and compassion if it comes their way, but it is the respect of their fellow human that is most important and the easiest and minimum what we can give without hesitation.
I would like to share one  experience I have had once outside a doctor's clinic where I saw this guy siting on the stairs, rusty look, torn clothes, obviously seemed like a begger or a homeless,he was not asking for anything but only steering at the steps deep buried in his thoughts. He looked at me without any expression,without any demand but there was something that I felt right away and that thing was sadness, loneliness, lack of smile, lifeless life. I can go on and on but I like to give it one word it was DARK. So I decided to go and get some food for him and so I did, as I offered him food you know what he did? To anyone's surprise he said Beta 'son' you must be hungry yourself as I've been watching you standing here for quite long so you should eat first. Friends I have no words for such kindness. All I could do was to say no please you have it. They are not aliens or some dirty creatures,  they are all humans and they deserve love and respect. 
I have a dream of building a home for the homeless, I like to call it building hope for the homeless where these people will have a reason to smile. I hope that day comes soon.  
Ending my thoughts with a humble request to please treat each and everyone of them as fellow humans, give them some respect. There is nothing better than bringing smiles. As we all know the saying - Laughter is the best medicine.