I actually agree. A lot of them won't get along well with you, but they'll still be an interesting person with a story and issues and dreams that maybe they abandoned or maybe they're still chasing. I meet and talk to people on the bus all the time, and it might be good to add that I'm brazilian because I think this is very particular to my country and to latam. Rich people don't take the bus. The bus is the most used form of transportation in my city for basicaly everyone, and by everyone I mean regular poor people. At least half of them are elderly too, which means that because they are poor and elderly, they usualy haven't had a great education, had to work since they were young, have disabilities. Also, a lot of them are homophobic, sexist, racist, and have very very bad political thoughts. Seeing that you would think, jeez, I don't wanna talk to these people, but actually, for all the reasons I listed before the bad stuff, you DO. Because they are fascinating. They have fascinating stories. Their love for their children, the work they do, their suffering, which is often quiet, will make you incredibly more aware of the world and empathetic towards others. These people are so real, they are the reality of my city, my country, my continent. And they can surprise you sometimes, people can surprise you. Talking to people on the bus is perhaps one of the most enlightening and interesting thing you can, though it can be exhausting too, sometimes. But these people are so lonely, they're so tired, they're so abandoned by the sistem, they need someone to talk to, so I listen, even if I'm tired. Not always, but when I can. They need it.
All this to say, people represent the reality of your reality. Getting to know them is not only getting to know their person, but getting to know the entire cosmos you exist in. And also, people are interesting. They can surprise you.
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