Summertime in Miami is, of course, hot and humid. Every day is between 85–90 degrees, and the humidity makes it feel a few degrees higher.
It’s also the rainy season.
It doesn’t rain all day, but isolated showers come and go 1–3 times per day. It rains for 5–10 minutes, then it’s gone. I happened to get caught in one yesterday.
I was on my evening walk, and luckily was stopped in front of a building when the rain started. I stepped under the extended roof of the condominium entrance and stayed dry, waiting it out.
While waiting, I saw a homeless guy walk by.
I know he’s homeless because I see him in the neighborhood all the time, always in the same clothes. I know where he sits and sleeps. As he shuffled by, I noticed a distinct advantage he had over me in the moment: he had an umbrella.
During that rain shower, he could move about freely while staying dry — while I was stuck hiding under the roof until the skies cleared.
Situationally, this homeless man was wealthier than me.
A rich man without an umbrella is a poor man during a rainstorm.
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