| Sunday, September 21, 2008 |
| Stare & Stare |
 In my opinion, the best place to observe society is on a bus or train. It's one of the few times where people from all walks of life come together. People ride the bus for different reasons. Some are coming home after a long day of work, some are going out on the town, some have nothing better to do. I love to ride the bus because it always makes me feel like a part of society.
I love eavesdropping on conversations. It's so much fun to listen in to somebody's personal life knowing you'll never see them again. I often find the temptation to interject overwhelming, but I usually stay quiet. But why don't we talk to each other on the bus? Why can't we be friendly? Is it because we are just too damn tired or is considered taboo to talk and connect with a stranger.
If it is the latter, then why? And wouldn't society function much better if we changed that? I guess all of my entries so far have focused on accepted norms of society and how they should be changed, yet I still haven't figured out how to change these norms. I hate just sitting in my seat and not talking to somebody I think I could have an interesting conversation with, yet I still do it. Maybe if everybody got the courage to be more outgoing and interact with each other, bus rides would reflect a much better society. |
posted by MaSh @ 7:41 PM  |
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