I was in a conservation recently, it was after a few wines at the point when things turn philosophical and this topic came up. One person’s take was that because we live in a basically godless, individual-oriented society all of this quantum physics stuff makes us feel warm and fuzzy. In a scientific acceptable way we are all basically connected by atoms and energy... yada, yada, yada
Anyway, so why I am crapping on about this? (yes, I may have consumed some alcohol)
I was on a bus tonight heading out to have some drinks with friends around peak hour time so the bus was pretty full. I had my headphones firmly planted in my ears
A girl got on about half way through the trip and sat on one of those three person seats up near the front she got one of the last seats. I noticed her straight away. She looked a little shell-shocked, a few minutes into sitting down the tears started. It wasn't crazy person wailing. It was more restrained, more like I’m trying everything I can not to do this right now at this moment surrounded by people I don’t know but I can’t stop the tears crying.
In that moment in time I watched the people around her studiously looking out windows, fiddling with i-pods and generally looking like they would happily drag themselves over hot coals to be anywhere but around this girls completely exposed pain. I wondered if at that moment she felt like we were all in this together or whether she felt naked and alone surrounded by complete strangers.
I’m sure this all sounds very depressing and emo but it’s late and I’m a little scnickered and it was this moment that really stood out to me in my day….
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