God's Litter

Human treasures scattered everywhere, overlooked, unrecognized, mistaken for scraps. God's litter.
Vast amounts of time and energy focused on debating moral boundaries, while vast and horrific problems remain inexplicably unaddressed. The evangelical obsession with homosexuality versus its malaise regarding African destitution, corruption and pending implosion is my favorite contrast of absurdity.
Human treasures everywhere precious, of infinite worth, of inestimable potential, lumped together into faceless categories, statistics, and diagnoses. Individual stories of hope and grief, achievement and tragedy, blessing and crime... lost. Treasures. Buried. Buried treasure.
There's a homeless gentleman who is a regular (like me) at one of my favorite cafes. I need to meet him.