7 Minutes

It’s hard to find good humans these days. I found one a week ago. She asked for directions to the UP platform. I walked her there and was about to turn away when she asked if we could ride the train together. I said yes. We sat, we conversed—not in an obligatory way but with genuine curiosity. We looked at each other, we listened. I walked her to the Via. She hugged me and I reciprocated. We didn’t exchange names, we didn’t have to. No, this is not a love story—just a story of humans without phones.

Inspired by The Oakville Pietà, Image by Frank van Hulst.