Soooo, you think you have it bad?

Making my way home after work, the Q train was coming into the Union Square station. It was an unusual site as the doors opened to see 3 huge garbage bags, and a crate by the door, and to everyone’s surprise, it was not followed by a foul odor. As I and others poured into the car, there was this woman out cold holding an open bottle of water. As the train moved, this woman did not budge, as if her head/neck were locked in position as well as the kung-fu grip she had on the bottle. Everyone just stared, and stared, and stared at her until I took out my camera. Then ‘I’ became the center of attention. I took the shot and put the camera away. One passenger shook her head at me, but I refrained from flipping her the bird.

She didn’t appear to be homeless, but clearly she was surely down on her luck. She struggled to get off the train at Atlantic Avenue because those bags literally weighed a ton! Finally as the conductor yelled at me to let go of the door, another woman helped her off as clothes poured out on the platform.

So you still think you have problems?
LESSON: Be thankful for what you have or whatever situation you may be in. Remember, it could be much much worse, and “she” could be you (or me) at any time.