"Please sir - have a heart"

This painting is based on a strong feeling I got when walking in the Loop area, in Chicago. There was a homeless man really begging and pleading for help, trying to reach out to people. His voice was desperate and very sad. The man was sitting in a wheelchair and had no legs. No-one looked at him. No-one had compassion. The people have been used to seeing this so much, that they aren't moved by someone’s honest plea for help. When someone approaches, people assume they want to scam you, rob you or ask money for drugs. I find this extremely disturbing. What have we people become? Too cynical and cold to care?