Opus 2015-61: On the Street: The Look of Hope

Have you noticed how many people are looking to the left for their hope?

The people I am talking about are the ones at the bus stops around the country.  I noticed this today as I was driving to work.  A man stood out in the predawn cold, leaning out over the curb, looking to his left, his face full of hope.  For him to look to the left was for me to look behind.  I found that symbolic.  There was no bus in sight.  I looked ahead.  He continued looking to the left.

Public transportation has its place, I guess.  If I am ever desperate or looking for a way to waste a lot of time, I will consider it.  Last year when my wife was in the hospital and my daughter was in town, I thought about taking the bus across Los Angeles so that I could be the one to drive home.  At the mention of my idea the entire family rose up in arms.  They didn’t want me getting mugged.

I prefer to set my own schedule and pick my own route.  It is part of the American psyche, or it was.  The Progressives of the Nanny State want to put us all in public transportation so the roads will be clear for their limousines. 

Remember, in a socialist state only the elites live in comfort.

And I hope your bus was not cancelled.

homo unius libri