Curiousity #1

some things in the world just don’t make sense to me.

granted the same could be said by anyone else, i mean there’s probably only a finite number of people on the planet with a firm grasp of nuclear physics (and those people probably have difficulties elsewhere), but nuclear physics aside, i’m referring to things of a more commonplace nature…well, sort of.

for example, the other day i was driving down the street and saw a homeless man holding an extremely colorful and elaborate sign asking for money so that he could eat. now, some people might see a homeless man holding that sign and wonder what set of circumstances led to his current station in life (i.e. standing on a corner, begging for change). I, however, wonder how this man came to possess the necessary materials to construct such a colorful and artistic sign.

clearly, there were markers used on the creation of this sign that one (presumably) does not often find on the street (believe me, this sign was impressive).

and so this begs the question…

was the homeless man given these things, or did he go out and buy them?

if he was given the markers, then i’d like to know who walks around and sees a homeless person and thinks, you know what might help that guy out…some really nice markers.

if he bought them, then how much did they cost? i mean, maybe he thought (from an opportunity cost perspective) that spending the money on the markers to make the sign would in the long run equate to more money from people on the street.

then again, maybe if i were homeless (not to be too insensitive) i might consider using whatever money i had on food, instead of putting together signs (albeit extremely nice ones) that ask for money to buy food.