Day 1: Newspaper

I haven’t ridden the German Sbahn for a very long time. It seems to be crowded not like before when it was corona time. I don’t like standing, so, I found a place and had a seat. In front of me sat a man reading a newspaper. “A newspaper!”, I wondered, who nowadays reads a newspaper. It was strange and outstanding. Almost everyone else was looking at their phones. Those who don’t look at their phones are reading but on Kindle. I was thinking about how things really change over time. It was not long ago. When you entered any transportation or a cafe, you would find people with newspapers or books. Now you find people with phones. Time changes, maybe in the future we will see people with something different.

Day 2: Satisfaction

It is a sunny October day. Sunny and October in one sentence is strange, but what would we say? it’s global warming Today is day 2, and it- is busy as usual on the Sbahn. people go to their work early of course. I sat beside the window my best place to sit. A woman and a man sat in front of me. They spoke in English which is not usual in this part of the city. we are in the north very far from the city center where English can be heard there a lot. Anyway, let’s get back to the two, they are happy about the weather – who wouldn’t- it’s sunny.

“I can deal with the cold when it is sunny,” she said

“But you can still take vitamins if it is not’, he answered.

“It will only give your body needs but not the satisfaction”, she replied.

Satisfaction, what a relative term. It is a very subject one must admit. It depends on the person, many circumstances, and earlier experience. But the sun, no one hates the sun, right? I don’t think so. But, when it is there on a summer hot day, oh my god, it’s sunny, it’s very hot. When it is not there for an entire week on a winter cold day, where is the sun? We miss it so much. We need light and some vitamin D. People like complaining and it is hard
to be satisfied.

Day 3: The only one good thing

It is 6:00 pm. There is no Free place on the Sbahn. It is very busy and people are going home. A group of young girls entered the train and they seemed very exhausted. Maybe it was a very long day for them. They laughed when they entered, it was a sarcastic laughter.

“As if the day needs this also, it is very crowded, and no place to sit. No one good thing happened today”, one of the girls said.

They all laughed and commented ironically. A middle-aged lady was sitting nearby. She heard the conversation. She smiled lightly, as if she was saying to them “you haven’t seen anything yet”. A couple of minutes later someone exited the train and there was a vacant chair. The girls said to one of them, “you can sit. At least you can consider this as one good thing that day.” The girl laughed and said: “yes, one good thing finally!”.

Day 4: fear

Its mid-day. The train is almost empty. I sat beside the window but I was not, as usual, I was worried. It is the first time to leave my kids alone at home. I normally don’t do so but they have a break. I was worried to the extent that I felt afraid. It is the fear of the first time. Every first time is different. It can be mixed feelings, fear, excitement, happiness, etc. Whatever the feeling is, it is OK. Things will pass, just hope for the best. My fear disappeared when I returned at the end of the day. Everything was Ok. The kids enjoyed their day.