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i grew up in a city where there was not accessible public transportation . the nearest bus stop was two miles away. when i arrived in new york the subway cars reminded me of old holocaust pictures. aside from the visual resemblance there is also the smellivsion resemblance... the homeless.
when i first saw a homeless person i was knocked out by the stench. i didnt think much about it except for how gross i thought it was.
years later while again free associating my subway experience to shoah cattle cars i came to another holocaust synonym. during the holocaust the jewish people in the ghetto must not have bathed often. they must have smelled as vile as vagrants. even if they were able to escape the ghettos it would have been hard to mask the odor.
consequently these thoughts help me have more sympathy for the homeless.
when i first saw a homeless person i was knocked out by the stench. i didnt think much about it except for how gross i thought it was.
years later while again free associating my subway experience to shoah cattle cars i came to another holocaust synonym. during the holocaust the jewish people in the ghetto must not have bathed often. they must have smelled as vile as vagrants. even if they were able to escape the ghettos it would have been hard to mask the odor.
consequently these thoughts help me have more sympathy for the homeless.
2 comments:
You mean concentration camps, right? Ghettos were walled in sections of the city. There were regular houses there.
Concentration camps probably had showers. I doubt the Nazi soldiers would enjoy the smell.
Regarding homeless, pretty sure homeless shelters have showers. The problem is that some homeless have mentally sick and some may have severe depression.
yes, i guess i more mean concentration camps.
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