Feed the Homeless Day didn't make it out to Slave Lake but it was out in the West End this month - a whole new area with new possibilities. Everybody knows that certain parts of it is fairly rough and in need of some attention. So, driving around Jasper Park there I find Wayne looking through the dumpsters with a cigarette in his hand. I asked him if he would like to have supper with me, he struggled first to understand what I was offering but he agreed at last. Subway was the closet place we can go to in that area, so we walked there.
Wayne didn't have much to say but the wrinkles on his face and his white hair tell many stories about his past. I tried to engage him in many topics, however, the dialog was never completed. He was getting stuck on one thought and kept on repeating it over and over again as if I didn't hear what he said. Time went by and we got to know each others. He does not have kids and he has been in Edmonton his whole life.
Time came for me to ask him my question: "Before I leave Wayne, if you had three wishes, what would they be?" he said: “win the lottery, get married, and buy a house and a fancy car”. We shook hands, I wished him a good evening and he left with a smile on his face (I think he was still thinking about my last question).
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