Tuesday, September 23, 2008

karma will get you back

or does karma have your back?
that thought i am mulling over in my head currently as i sit in front of Tavern on the Green.
yeah i am sitting in front of totg waiting for my good friend michelle as we are about to head into some food thingy...anywho today i am a bit confused (who isn't??)
but I am confused about choices in life and specifically if these choices are helping or hindering the progress of the person at hand.
case in point as i sit here this well to do lady is waiting for the M10 bus. she is well to do cause of her big orange marc jacobs bag, blatant jewelery and overall air of entitlement as she sits on a freakin park bench.
she is late for whatever and this bus is late too.
a woman in wheelchair come up to board the bus.
Two men are standing here, late as well (according to their convo) but are patiently waiting for mass transit.
well bus comes up and instead of letting said wheelchair lady on the trio hops on the bus (woman stopping to give bus driver piece of her well to do mind)
Now i blame this partially on the bus driver as he should have said something or motioned to the other passengers to hold up wait a minute
well the ramp comes down, wheels tries to go on up & gets stuck. yes progress is stopped on central park ave.
she is trying to backup get off, agitation ensues.
NO ONE TRIES TO HELP HER not the driver, not the folks that jumped on clearly in a hurry no one. 7 whole minutes pass. Another bus comes. people who refuse to give up their seat to get on a slightly more crowded MOVING bus still sit and watch wheels try to back up & get back on the bus (problem is electronic wheelchair base is wider than the ramp making the wheels skid over the outer edges and her get stuck, then have to try to power the wheelchair using back wheels only back off the ramp to try it again)
this dad and kid got off the bus, kid about 10.
dad asks woman does she need help- rather than assume she is less than handicapable,
wheels replies yes and dude and kid assist with the wheelchair.
kid asks dad "why doesn't no one else help?" dad says "i don't know...but don't ever wait for someone else to help if you can".
overall i interpreted that as take the lead, be the role model; don't wait for permission to BE
kid replies,"wow OK, but think about all them peoples karma and how fucked up they are."
dad doesn't blink at the kids usage of the work fuck.
i bust out laughing.
Karma is a bitch..
oh here is a pic from the night...

1 comment:

CT Jermin said...

This is one of the reasons I love life...