Don't judge them until you get to know them!
We frequent a small city park in a small Texas town where my in-laws live. This park has four or five residents. One of them is Raymond. Ray has lived there for about 6 years. He chose this location because he is prone to heart attacks and the hospital is across the street as well as his sister lives in the next small town about 15 miles away.
Ray is a 'Nam vet and his life seems to have been defined by this experience. He always has interesting life stories, not all good. One experience with his daughter is what forced him financially to become a 'resident'. She flat out screwed him.
We were there for Easter but didn't have an opportunity to visit with Ray. When we returned this past weekend for Mother's Day Ray was gone. There was nothing there but an empty slab where once Ray lived. I had an empty feeling seeing this. The absence of Ray consumed quite a bit of discussion that day, wondering.
We do not know what happened to Ray. We will probably never know or see him again. I lost a friend this weekend.
Don't judge them until you get to know them!