detached connectivity

it's the title of the first piece i finished up today and is (ironically) what i've been thinking about today.

this morning i realised i had no food in the house so before punctuating my week with a flying visit to the beginning of church, then going to uni for the rest of the afternoon, i decided to spend the morning in the park, getting breakfast when the shops opened. normally when i decide to chill out in the park for a bit, i'm the only one there but today there were loads of people. all on their own, but all aware of the other people there. some were reading, some sleeping, some just taking in the hot sun and city style peace.

a lady came along with her dog and was struggling to hold it back while she kicked broken glass out of its path so i decided to give her a hand, clearing the path near me. unexpectedly she stopped to thank me making a comment about how people don't generally think about other people (hence the broken glass.)

later on, when the shops opened, i was ordering a coffee when she turned up there too so we said hi again. this time she helped me out. the till wasn't working properly so i had to give the person serving me exact change, which i didn't have, but thankfully the lady from the park did.

it was a bit of a non-event but it the whole thing just reminded me of how important it is to help out other people, with no agenda. you never know when you might be the one who needs help from other people.