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September 23, 2004
Wisdom on the bus
Today was a rough day for me. I had a hard day at work and then a test in class tonight. By the time I was finished my head hurt. So, when I got on the bus to go home from the University I was relieved.
As I was sitting there a young girl came on and was talking to a young man about fights at her school. She seemed like she was in high school. She talked about why someone was trying to beat her up. It had something to do with what someone else said about her, that she said wasn’t true. She went on to explain some of her other fights, and made sure the young man was aware of how tough she was. She talked about someone who had just been released from prison, and the young man she was talking to said, “man he’s a dead man. They are gonna eat him up after what he did.” I heard some talk about guns and some beatings. This went on for about 15 minutes or so.
Then from the back seat of the bus a young, but slightly older looking woman spoke up. “I have an old brain,” she said. Everyone around her turned and looked at her, waiting to hear what else she had to say. “I May look young, but I have an old brain.” She said that the older people get, the less they worry about fighting. They don’t mess with it nor do they have the time for it. And, she said that the older we get the more it’s a waste of time. The other two said a few words in agreement, but then were silent for the rest of the bus ride.
I remember thinking, this is a very wise woman who spoke up at the right time.
Posted by carl1236 at September 23, 2004 11:09 PM | Attitude