Nasir Sobhani, un barbero australiano que vive en la ciudad de Melbourne, pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo libre ayudando a los que menos tienen, pero de una singular forma, según se puede ver en YouTube.
El joven de 26 años se dedica a cambiar el look a los indigentes como parte de una iniciativa que él llama “Clean Cut, Clean Start”.
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Nasir Sobhani, también conocido como “el barbero callejero” (“The Streets' Barber”), comenzó su iniciativa hace un año como una manera de agradecer su recuperación de las drogas y el alcohol, y para ayudar a las personas necesitadas a tener un nuevo comienzo, informó el Herald Sun.
Como se muestra en YouTube, Sobhani trabaja en su barbería seis días a la semana y, el único libre, lo hace en las calles.
Su generosidad y ejemplo de vida también se pueden ver en su perfil de Instagram, donde muestra los más sorprendentes cambios de look realizados a indigentes de Melbourne.
This is Mark. He's 28 years old. He hasn't had contact with his family for nearly a decade. I've known of Mark for a while now and would show him love everytime I bumped into him, and he would reciprocate with so much joy. You could tell he just wanted someone to talk to. Today when I saw him on the street, I asked if he'd be interested in a cut. His eyes lit up as he said “Ya man, I haven't had a chance to get groomed in 8 or 9 months.” He told me he'd been homeless for 3 years. He said it wasn't drugs which led him to the streets - that although he uses both heroin and meth occasionally, he does so more for social reasons, so he can 'fit in' and feel like he has friends. He got kicked out of his accommodation 3 years ago and hasn't been able to land a proper job or home since. He suffers from mental illness too - “I'm really depressed and hear voices in my head, Nas” - he told me, and that's another reason why he's on the streets. He has no support system and doesn't really have friends. He is lonely and just wants people to show him love and accept him. He said he often thinks about reconnecting with his family, especially during Christmas and New Years when he's alone. Listening to his story I just felt sick to my stomach at how neglected he felt. He has no support system, no friends and no family to support him. He actually didn't even have proper clothes on! His jeans were ripped and falling off his waist. He had no underwear on, and his shirt was also ripped and dirty. I had to go the full 9 yards on the brother! I went and bought him a new outfit and really took my time grooming him - with a cut, beard trim, dry shampoo, aftershave, and style. Looking at him afterwards I was quite taken aback myself and told him “Mark, you look so good bro” and he responded with “I know, and I feel GREAT!”. That response made me so happy and I just took his hand and said “I hope you realize you've made a friend for life now.. see you around soon.” I love this guy - his sincerity and open heart. Thanks for opening my eyes, Mark. Bless. #cleancutcleanstart #thestreetsbarber #thestreetsbarberproject
Una foto publicada por Nasir Sobhani (@thestreetsbarber) el 20 de Abr de 2015 a la(s) 3:27 PDT
This is Marcel. He is in his late 30's. I may state that many of my street clients are wonderful, sweet and pure souls but I can honestly say that no one, in my experience, has been as kind and and generous as Marcel. He has 4 kids, none of which he gets to see anymore. The mother of his children who was his first love and now ex-wife took them away from him several years back. When him and his wife were together, they would use drugs often and that led his wife to become a street worker in order to make an income to supply their habit. Marcel on the other hand was a musician. When they had their first child they both decided to kick the drugs and clean up. After their fourth child, Marcel lost lots of weight due to various stress and anxiety and his wife thought he was back on the gear again - which in turn led her to leave him and move to Western Australia. That destroyed Marcel's mental and emotional health, causing him to legitimately get back on the gear, which ultimately led him to the streets. He is a chronic alcoholic and drinks mostly to mask his pain from everything. He now busks around the streets of Footscray doing comedy and selling various art pieces. He told me at one point “Man, my kids should be here working and having fun with their dad right now”. It was very dark and sad the way he said it. He wanted to keep his dreads but with a faded undercut, a cleanup on his mustache and facial hair. I finished him off with a dry shampoo and aftershave. After the cut he had a dollar coin and asked me if I had extra change to give him for a beverage and I told him I only had card and no cash - which he literally understood as me not having any money and he was like “aw man, take my last dollar”. He thanked me, put it in my hand and walked away. I almost cried from that selfless gesture. #cleancutcleanstart #thestreetsbarber
Una foto publicada por Nasir Sobhani (@thestreetsbarber) el 22 de May de 2015 a la(s) 10:56 PDT
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