Up the Stairs

I couldn't decide which blog to put this in ...

I was walking up the stairs from the platform to the concourse, in the usual stream of people so happy to start another work day, & it got me thinking. This was just a metaphor for government & politics. Let's face it, with an election coming on, these things do come to mind.

Essentially, we're all going in the same direction, but there are occasional people going the other way. One of the problems is that we're going at different speeds - some dawdle up stairs, or have lot of difficulty rising from the base platform, while others try to zoom up the stairs & feel impeded. Some people stick to the side, hanging onto the rail, while others wander about all over the stairs, & yet others intentionally zip from side to side to get around other people.

It occurred to me that it would all work so much more smoothly if we all co-ordinated our efforts - helped those who struggle up the steps (the station has no lift), be more aware of our fellow passengers & what they're trying to achieve. Rather than trying to get around them or ignore them, we should be trying to get to know them, & trying to work with them, so that we all get to the top & get on with our days.

If you ever wonder why people don't smile much on the platform, it's because of situations like this - being isolated in a crowd.

Everyone has their own way of getting up the stairs. But nobody seems to believe that their way is only one of so many. If we all have a look around us & take in what's happening, then I think we can all start the day in a better mood, as a part of the commuting community, not as a survivor of the morning fight on a flight of stairs.