On Sunday, I decided to venture from Coburg to Richmond to have lunch with Adz and Ez.
When arriving at the Coburg train station, I found I was 17 minutes early for the train (or perhaps a matter of minutes late for the previous one- but I am an optimist =) ).
I took a seat and started wishing I had brought my ipod along for the adventure. A young lady (Ange) then sat beside me and smiled. After I smiled politely back, she began a conversation with me, asking where I was headed, what I was up to and we found ourselves chatting until the train arrived.
The thing that startled me the most about this situation was my initial reaction and thoughts throughout the conversation. I wondered what she wanted, I even thought she might be a bit simple (choosing to talk to a stranger could be dangerous) and then I even thought she might be hitting on me. I know that sounds ridiculous. But why does anyone talk to a stranger without a hidden agenda?
But, her sheer friendliness and interest in other people has had me thinking a lot since our conversation. Mostly about human society and how much we keep to ourselves, rarely letting others in and VERY rarely making effort for strangers.
Why did I react the way I did? Why shouldn't we all take a leaf out of Ange's book? We would learn a lot more about others, meet a handful of new people every day and maybe just brighten someones day that little bit more.
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