Usually people do not like to talk to strangers for several reasons. I also have a bit of fear because of the dangerous city that I live in and because I have always heard from my parents: "Do not talk to strangers." Yes, they are right. However, sometimes we can break the "rules". That will surprise us, just as it did for me.
A few months ago, I was sitting on the bus reading, when a man came and started a subject. He was a homeless. It was no inconvenience or anything, even apologized and amended a conversation.
She asked if I was a lawyer, and she talked about my book and her life. In his mind, lawyers read a lot. He also commented that he could not read much, with respect said that he found people who read a little crazy. In a way, I agreed. We laughed a little.
Then he talked about his life and his family. He commented that he also read a little, including the day before he had read the bible, read the entire book of Matthew. It was a brief conversation, passed a few points and he came down, so I could return to my reading.
This was not the first time an unknown person started a conversation with me. On another occasion, I was leaving the hospital and a woman came to me for help. It was a while ago, at the time I was about 15 years old. I got to writing about it, but I lost the text like so many others I've already done.
I can not remember exactly what I helped, I just remember that after the help she started to cry. That scene was very striking. She commented that she had been there for a while, but no one cared.
In these two described situations and in so many others, I realized that after the conversation people were happier in some way, simply because someone had heard. On the other hand, I did better because I learned something from them.
We do not have to live in fear. We can split banks. I use this phrase in a literal and figurative sense at the same time. I mean we can make a few exceptions to talk to people. A simple good day or thank you so much. There is no worse thing than getting into an elevator talk "good morning" and no one answering or else asking a question for someone in a queue and the person turning up. Certainly, these things did not just happen to me, I made sure of that by observing and also talking to others.
We never know when we're going to need someone. Any time may be opportune to learn.