Ignorance of preconceptions

A homeless woman receives a gesture of solidarity from a Nigerian woman. The immigrant offers her a plate of food she has just cooked for herself and her family. The homeless woman, despite her neediness, doesn't trust what's on her plate; she smells it but nothing more. Her preconceptions about the "unknown" are evidently stronger than her hunger. She sets the plate on the floor and, forgetting about it, resumes her begging. But suddenly, someone absentmindedly kicks the plate. The gesture draws the woman's attention to the plate and its contents, piquing her curiosity, and she decides to try the strange concoction. After a few bites, she realizes that the food is good, indeed, very good. The African woman, with a small gesture of solidarity, and the homeless woman with a small effort, have, at least for a moment, broken down one of the biggest walls: that of mistrust.