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Don't normally do this but I had to. The older gentlemen in this picture noticed younger one reading a book. And just sat down and asked him questions about the book and what his next steps are as far as his education and future. Than he took his information and offered him mentorship and opportunities. Now these two man don't know one another at all. But I share this because this is what's missing. This is not shown by media. These man holding each other down to better the next generation.THIS is what needs to be done. Might not mean much to some . But to those that see will see the bigger picture , this is for you! Remember " EACH ONE TEACH ONE!" Thanks and have a good day. (NOT MINE - SHARED) Original content ( Instagram : @LYNX_ALWAYSRIGHT )
TomDog200
Men* as in these men not man
pragmatao
I like the thought but we have no idea what's really going on in this picture.
splooshforArcher
Glad to see another person willing to help a youth. We need more people like this building our youth up.
mistermuffin911confirmed
Thats actually how my tattoo artist become my mentor and yep the world need more good people like this
ImaFullNudeTypaBitch
*paused Netflix* ...Great post OP so motivating and very inspiring. *Pressed play*
okayduderelax01
For a second I thought it was a Nike commercial
Remembersupersips
The young one has his cell in his hand and the older guy is showing him how to set up Bluetooth headphones there is NO BOOKS
AugustThyme
I feel like this is incredibly important for the rest of Imgur to see
Troybeam
Humanity needs more of this, young people need different types of mentoring like cook, laundry, taking care of ones self or life skills.
GodEmperor0fMankind
As someone who reads a lot, I can't stand it when people randomly interrupt me to ask questions about the book. Just let me read man.
nogoodaccountnamesleft
People being kind and supportive of one another really shouldn't be considered "news."
IWasInThePool
I watch World News Tonight with David Muir on ABC every day and they close each broadcast with a story like this called "America Strong."
FwdSlashRoot
Not quite the same, but I help guide people into learning IT related subjects as a mentor. I've had one who got picked up by a company
LetMePickMyTeethThenHaveMoreChips2
Best thing I've read today. Thanks for sharing.
SouthDakotaHairdo
may I ask you, what are your future plans for education?
LetMePickMyTeethThenHaveMoreChips2
Always be learning. And teaching.
VigorousButtstuff
Maybe work on that grammar while you're at it too.
swatz
It's not completely gone, there are lots of clubs, volunteer organizations and local groups that do this all the time. People just like to<
swatz
>focus on negative, famous, or large events. That and then of course a lot of people are self centered assholes.
crlos05
Sometimes the smallest gestures have the biggest impacts. +1 for the positivity.
Cthulhukitten
How is that a small gesture??
peacefulwarlord
The younger one has the first pair of Jordan's I ever owned. Red suede sixes, they were sweet
NerdvanaNC
This is what living in society is supposed to be about. A generation raised upon strong moral, cultural, and familial values will thrive.(1)
NerdvanaNC
The future however, isn't looking very strong. :( (2)
fukkinzoology
I mean that's cool, but the real story is that left dudes timbs
DaDman31
See something say something....oh wait, that's different. Get learnt!
mysprinklergoestsstsstsstss
I respect the ferragamos
slyvic
Reading "two man" & "these man" made me cringe.
BDBones
Heard it in a middle eastern accent
vaspap
MAN DON'T CARE BOUT ALL DAT
TitaTitanium
i completely missed that. honestly i didn't even notice
working30hoursADay
I just had to keep rereading lines cause it through me off track
justhereforvoting
I see what you did there
srslysterling
OP didn't read a book on the train and thus never had someone magically swoop down to give them mentorship and opportunities.
hernnandez
well... try to write in portuguese for example...and let's see how you gone make me cringe
slyvic
I would if I spoke Portuguese. Obviously the man speaks English.
citizenkayt
"Than he took his information" was also...yeesh
NyanDroid
Education was dawn of man.
BigMcBro
Go write everything they wrote , but in Irish. I'll point out your mistakes.
Koshunae
Can it wait until the weekend? I need to get a running start on my binge drinking
BigMcBro
Generic alcohol joke. Witty.
Koshunae
Theres no joke in there. I really have a problem.
GhostofCain
Offer your mentorship.
Sharkuu
as a non english native, whats wrong with it? seems perfectly fine for me. the "than" is obvious, but i cant find the mistake in this?
slyvic
One man, two men, this man, these men.
Sharkuu
ooooohhh...i didnt even look at the word "man", thought it was like they're/their. thanks!
WilliamHuskerAdama
Write it out for me in Norwegian, I'll point out your mistakes for a quick 400 points.
slyvic
I would if I spoke Norvegian. No wait I wouldn't. Why should I take orders from a Tiny Fucking Rick?
WilliamHuskerAdama
Then you should understand why this person might not fully master the English language, and help out instead of cringing at his mistakes.
slyvic
He clearly speaks English, as do I. Also, by pointing out his mistake he could learn from it (if he was op).
WilliamHuskerAdama
He does, but not at your level (clearly). You didn't point out the mistake, just the fact that it was wrong. No explanation or correction.
Myfartssmelllikeraspberries
English is probably not their first language... I'm hoping.
AnthonyBlumpkins
Often people who know English as a second language have better grammar than those raised on it.
slyvic
It's my fourth. I shouldn't judge though.
UnremarkablyInteresting
Language slut.
bigdog1983
LOL :)))
blacknsilver86
nattesheim
Il s'appelle Leon, il est comment un bonbon.
slyvic
KtotheUZGandaUn
Croissant
pricewilliam001
Baguette
howmuchwoodcouldawoodchuckchuck22
Hawhaw fromage
Refmylife
English is my fifth language. But you're doing ok I guess.
slyvic
For what its worth I gave you an upvote.
Refmylife
Yea why am I the only one on this train getting downvotes? Thanks for your upvote though.
clownfarts
English is my 27th language, you all suck at it.
Iliketobuttermyselfupandslidearoundontiledfloors
While you guys studied language, I studied the blade.
friggentodd
I have transcended the need for verbal communication, but I guess you're not doing too bad
letstalknews
Got to be honest this happens alot in black neighborhoods more often than you would think. But no its not covered at all.
punsmakemehorny
where are you from that this happens a lot?
letstalknews
Why does it matter? Why would you need to know that?
punsmakemehorny
I don't need to know. I was curious. Oh well.
letstalknews
But why would you be curious about that? It seems very weird. Like do you feel you would have had a point somewhere?
OutrageouslyBritish
That isn't a black neighbourhood, that's a train.
NotGoneYet
Or a metaphor... ;-)
MeepyMcMeepMeep
Because no one calls the news outlets to say "hey, I'm going to talk to this kid on the train. Come record."
letstalknews
There are whole programs in these places that have been there for over a decade. And yet u think it just happens on trains...hmmmm
MeepyMcMeepMeep
? we're talking about the fucking train. dafuq are you on about
Zootsoot
That's great! And should be given more credit. It's a hostile world to be young/black/male in. Ya gotta stick together
baatar
Headline reads: Two Men Speak on Train. That'll sell papers.
maijen0062000
Exactly.
JustHereForTopComment
A LOT
Lurch1911
Dude I want to believe you but (based on your U/N) my religious beliefs tell me to be skeptical of you because of who you advocate for.
Bricks17
No one understands you meant username and they think you're actually discriminating against his religion. Idiots.
Lurch1911
Some people's kids amiright?
Bricks17
Right you are.
MissPeabody
Mostly because comments below yours.
SomeCrazyNerd
Which one? Pyramid scheme comment?
MissPeabody
Depending on when you visit this site, the top comments are way different.
Macksiiie
Yea there is a toxic side that loves posts like this.
MissPeabody
Definitely, took me a while to realise it's just some and not everyone on here.
MyLifeIsPotat0
Well that's just terrific, good on the mentors :)
iHaveToPoop
My thought while reading this, why the fuck would this be covered by the media? This is just two people talking on a train?
GerberLegalTeam
Seriously. That would be very strange.
ReifieR
Why the fuck does the news cover fireman rescuing a goddamned cat from a tree? This story is way more important.
CoBr2
Truthfully I've never seen that in the news either, but I don't watch all that often.
vaspap
Where the fuck does the news cover a fireman rescuing a cat?
samrevem
Actually saw a post on here a few days ago of firemen rescuing a cat from a pipe.
Enoan
Our local newspaper has a police log, it would be in small text bottom of page 4
TheEarlyBirdGetsTheWorm
Fake news
letstalknews
Because of the fact blacks are only polarized in a negative light in America it would seem that anyhting constructive or positive done is
TechnicalDrift
To be fair, this same situation wouldn't be reported if they were white either. It's not newsworthy beyond local news.
letstalknews
Almost always overlooked in some cases blatantly. Yet a drug dealer or murder will make national news for no reason.
ReallyBadAtImgur
No reason? You mention murder like it's no reason to make it on the news.
letstalknews
No reason, people die everyday in America because of others actions. Its not as if its uncommon.
AccountMadeJustForThis
National news? No. The vast majority of murders that get there have no business there minus their ability to inspire some emotion or another
clownfarts
Obviously not enough.
Anthonlee
Because it's not in the news? Believe me a lot of stuff happens and people arent there to record it
clownfarts
No, because African Americans consist of about 13% of the population but about 50% of all violent crime...
clownfarts
Federal criminal stats BTW, not my opinion.
clownfarts
but lets all pretend its not true so no one is offended. People will be beaten,raped, and murdered, but luckily no one will be offended.
Anthonlee
Dude what the hell? Hell yeah the ghetto has gang violence and shit while poverty is only making it worse but all that crime is typically >
smashkeys
I would be pretty annoyed if I was reading and some stranger interrupted to try to give me unsolicited advice.
thebeardo
Fuck you suck then
IWasInThePool
And then another stranger started taking pictures of us.
whovianspartans
Thank you! Like, I'm reading a fictional book about assassinating spy dragons, you think I got my shit together? Lol
RaffScallion
Aaaand that's why we can't have nice things (like just talking to humans in public. Gosh!)
pornodolphin
Not true. Everyone is different. Some people just don't like to be bothered.
thebeardo
Everyone is different but someone with good intentions shouldn't be ignored
RaffScallion
Worrying you've been downvoted for this
thebeardo
Sarcasm or genuine
jsmithy2334
Jeez man. I get being introverted and whatever but just immediately shutting off anyone who tries to engage you is a great way to die alone.
DankMimesRUs
Hey, he didn't ask for your reply. Leave these poor internet people alone with your unsolicited comments!
JohnnyTitelips
I work in retail. People are terrible. Dying alone sounds pretty rad.
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RaffScallion
No but I'm from another big city and it's the same - it's just nice to chat to a stranger every now and again
jsmithy2334
And that's one of the many reasons I'd hate to live there. I actually enjoy interaction with others. It can be nice talking to new people.
Maleae
I agree. Being respectful and generally nice when conversing with a stranger is not something you see in most people.
RaffScallion
This ^
DankMimesRUs
... is what a sentence looks like.
ShiftToRun
^ not getting the sarcasm
RaffScallion
I think you need to look up sarcasm
DatNaus
Who do you think is being sarcastic?
Itchy73
What a wonderful philosophy. That way you could go through your whole life without ever really knowing anyone.
bofinagle
I got that reference! I may be incorrect but I think it is super philosophy though.
Itchy73
Yeah I looked it up: I think that's a super philosophy, Will; that way you can go ...
DankMimesRUs
Matt Damon.
Itchy73
Robin Williams.
icookfoodandfightfire
yeah, dying alone is pretty much best case scenario at this point. you just kinda get used to it
clayfordays
Get a therapist.
icookfoodandfightfire
Nahhhh
JohnnyTitelips
Holy crap, people on this site tell people to get a therapist at the first sign of vaguely negative emotions.
clayfordays
"I'm gonna die alone you get used to it" is not the first sign of negative emotions. If someone really feels that way, its not normal -
juicyjuiced
Could be a pyramid scheme
Noob3rts
Or a gang, a high class gang!
PermaBannedDolphin
looks like a drug deal to me
BlindyBlindMansSonnySon
Psst Hey kid, wanna make money from home in your spare time? be your own boss and have financial freedom?
wobuckman
Do you wanna make money fast! Click here thisisnotapyramidscheme.com
Unverified
That's what I was thinking. You don't just offer to mentor a stranger
LiamNeesonOfficial
Maybe he jes wan sum fuk, lil nigga.
WillThies
Why does this have downvotes?
Anthonlee
Because it wasnt funny
WhatisaYute
I encountered one on the subway. He told me that I look like I have the "chops to make it." He offered me 1/3 of my current salary. Awesome.
MaskedTitan
The internet strikes again
ThatGuyWhoIsAlwaysThatGuy
How would you like to sell amway?!
Barantor
I gave some advice to a young man selling door to door "for opportunities in business" about the military and he gave me the finger....
wellthatsjustyouropinion
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk53zr6kDz1qzvrvho1_500.jpg
thisisneil
Ya that's what the "opportunity" usually is.
foreverthesickestbritain
While completely anecdotal the only 2 black guys at my work are apart of separate pyramid schemes. Both also try to get everyone to join
FriendlessJoeTheCrazyHobo
I know guys like that "people without vision will say its a scam, but we are gonna be our own boss and be rich" 6 yrs later... Still broke.
foreverthesickestbritain
"You have to want it more than the next guy. All you have to do is pay for this class, then you can start making money like this guy I know"
haff
"Multi-Level Marketing" don't you mean?
DrewTheStampede
http://i0.wp.com/s3.amazonaws.com/citybuzz/2015/04/mn-ask/minnesota-ask-13.gif
Scenebeanz
Was about to say MLM
Prays
Maslow's heirarchy of needs.
GeraldsNinjaStar
Not the same thing.
BadTimesFriendAhead
No, not at all.
ZoeyDate
Notice the defensive posturing of the wild MLM. See how they vehimently they deny Pyramid association. Signal here if you need help Its Safe
BlueWaffleHouse
And like magic, the relentlessly defensive MLM worshiper appears out of nowhere! I would one day like to do a study on your damaged brain.
AnAsOfYetUnidentifiedIndividual
Not ALWAYS. But often they are basically the same thing
KingShitOfTurdMountain
Selling cutco cutlery door to door
ZoeyDate
Yup. Done it. Then again I did a lot of things when I was in college. I try not to let it cut me up inside.
Acefighter1
faaaack you
Acefighter1
:cries: in memories
IfILikeYourJokeITellYou
Some dude invited me to an interview and turned out to be for a pyramid scheme. I asked him to illustrate what he had meant. 1/2
IfILikeYourJokeITellYou
He proceeded to draw two circles, and then one above it, then three below it. So I asked for his pen and made it a triangle and just left
ThomasTheScrakeEngine
Like a scene from a sitcom hahaha
IfILikeYourJokeITellYou
Oddly enough I want to write one hahaha
juicyjuiced
The office had an opening scene like that