Barefooted in NYC

Today I was in Manhattan and I could not believe what I saw. A man wearing jeans and a backpack came right off the train walking with no shoes on his feet. I was so disgusted. How can someone walk the streets of New York City barefooted? I thought maybe he was mugged for his shoes on the train. Then I said out loud to myself “I feel sorry for him”. it wasn’t surprising that everyone acted normal once they seen this man walking barefooted though. Its Manhattan and there’s a lot of crazy things you may see so that was nothing compared to some other outrageous sights. At least he was bearable to look at. I was confused as to why he had no shoes on his feet anyway but I figured maybe he took them off and is trying something new. Something of change or some form of spiritual process to become a better person in life. Then again, maybe he wanted to act normal and not send off an alert to frighten anyone while walking down the street. The police probably would have stopped him and arrested him. I don’t know but it was pretty gross. I know I would never do that.