This is not intended to be a good picture. It’s somewhat of a crime scene photo. Maybe. Have you ever come across something like this that really makes you wonder what the hell happened?

Was the bag stolen and this is the spot where the thief decided to rifle through their haul? Is that person homeless, on drugs, desperate, in a lot of pain? Maybe a couple had a fight and one of them out of spite dumped these belongings onto the ground and left them there.

I see four different types of alcohol, so that was probably involved. There are quite a few makeup brushes and mechanical pencils. Did they intend to draw or possibly write? There’s a Christmas card that could have come with that $50 Visa gift card. Maybe Sherlock Holmes could figure out the mystery with these clues but I’m just not sure.

When I see something like this I can’t help but stop and think about the circumstances that would lead to a person just leaving all of these things on the edge of a mall parking lot. These possessions belonged to a flesh and blood human being once. It’s nothing shocking but as I meditate on this person and their life all I can do is guess at what they are going through. I hope they are OK.