It might look posed, but it's not. If memory serves, this is the last time I saw Tore. He was leaning up against this wall looking quite miserable. I walked up and started to take my shot when he looked up. Most times, when he used to see me, he would strike a pose, then hold out his hand and ask if I had any money to spare.
I think he is still alive. Mother claims to have seen him from the bus one day, but he was frequenting another part of town.
He is not homeless, he has a small bedsit, and a small stipend, which doesn't seem to stretch for every need.
After I took this, I went and got us some coffee and we sat on a bench in the park and talked for a while - and when I left I handed him a 100 kroner note.
I really like him, he is such a gentle soul, and I wish he had a better quality of life.
Fabio, I so agree with you. Norway is probably the richest country in the world, with no national debt, yet they treat their poor no better than in any other nation in the world. Greed is becoming the new disease, and I am often ashamed of my countrymen - of course not all of them; but many. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for your comment Clay. I ask myself these same questions, and then I think: "there but for the grace of God (or whatever one believes in). I've asked him about his life, but he does not want to talk about it.
in his former life he was a viking warrior and half of england ttrembled with fear of his raids... now he's repenting the looting of iona :) ... nevermind, it's a shame that in a country like norway - so very rich with oil revenues and so proud of its social welfare standards, people still have to beg in the streets...
Like James mentioned below, there are men like him in every corner of the world. The question I always wonder is how did they get to this point in their lives. Each and every person has a unique life story to tell if others want to listen.
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