Agreed!  I met a guy last week that had his (clean) rolling suitcase with duffle bag on top and the bus/train tags still attached.  He was cleanly shaven, his clothes were clean and he looked like a bright young man.  I was about to ask him where he was traveling to or where he was from when he told me he was homeless.  I instantly thought that the magnet of Eugene lured him to 'be free and not held by any societal norms' but then wondered if he had extraordinary circumstances that brought him to this point in life.  Either way, he was looking to see what social services were available.  He didn't seem heartbroken as one would facing such recent losses but interested in knowing how he could be served rather than the weight of having to figure things out for himself.