bonding

Sometimes the best friend a homeless person has is another homeless individual.
Indeed, bonding occurs when one faces adversity.
Who do you turn to?
Who do you trust?
Recently a friend aided me in finding a new spot to dwell.
He showed me via a map where his tent was encamped and invited me to move in.
That's what I did.
That was silent bonding between two homeless guys who needed someplace where no one else could intercede, i.e. the police.
Likewise, a friend found shelter from the adverse weather last week when two of his homeless buddies offered him a place to stay.
Thus, bonding occurs and when some adverse circumstance occurs or when some surprise development in improving one's lifestyle advantageously happens destiny avails one to aid one's fellow homeless friend.
Friends bond together in unique ways.
Homeless people don't trust many others except themselves.
Been there. Done that.
That's the attitude and response one finds amongst the have-nots in this sub-culture of homeless.
So, when you're down but not out, sometimes your best friend is another one of the homeless.