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January 28, 2008
On the Train
As a regular traveller on the trains, there are certain things I have become accustomed to. Along with being nudged from behind by a pushy commuter, rare contact with other travellers is one of them. Although I am regularly travelling with the same people, we rarely communicate with each other.
Recently however, on a particular journey, a taller, well-built man came and sat down next me. As he sat down quite hard, the cushion supporting us both moved suddenly making my own body jump out of the seat. The jolt surprised me and I turned to look at him. He seemed preoccupied however with his map and had not appeared to notice his impact. As I looked to my right however, I noticed a man looking my way. He was smiling and I returned the smile. For a brief couple of seconds, we shared a mutual acknowledgement of the recent moment.
It was good to know that even if we are accustomed to certain things in our lives, they do not always have to remain so and that change is possible and can be very good.
Posted by Russell at January 28, 2008 02:35 PM