I once had a hard time making a living in France. Three years ago, I moved to a new neighborhood and felt an intense  need to meet people so I went to the cinema. Outside the cinema was a woman with long gray hair who had a strong smell and was asking for money. I reached for my wallet to give her a Euro and then something made me stop and enter into conversation with her. I said, "Look, all the women going to the cinema here on a Tuesday night are seeing a film that can change your life. I'd rather buy you a ticket than give you money." She hesitated  for a moment and then came in with me. She hid behind me because, she said, the people running the theater didn't like her. I got her a ticket and she sat next to me. There were about 80 women there; I noticed some of them were turning around and looking at me with expressions of surprise and curiosity . I encouraged the woman I had bought the ticket for to come the following night to an event where there would be many representatives  of various social services. I thought they could be of some help to her. She did come and I was able to direct her to an agency that helped women in her situation. At the same time, a woman came toward me and said, "Are you the person who bought a ticket for the woman outside the theater asking for _ When I said yes she said, "I want you to come to the community center where I work. I want the other employees there to meet you." This was the beginning of a deep friendship and colleague relationship. I now have a great job and have more work than I've ever had in my 20 years in France. And the woman I took to the cinema that night? I learned that she was not homeless and that she was a secretary. Why did the woman hide behind the author when going into the cinema?
She wanted to see a film without a ticket. Her body gave out a pleasant smell. She was afraid of being caught by the clerk on duty. She was not welcome to see the film there.