Life is Fragile

Crowds at the central Skytrain station following a breakdown in the system. 

It was Friday afternoon peak hour and to get anywhere at that time, I always go skytrain or underground.  If neither takes you to where you want to go, I would say stay at home as the traffic would be impossible with major roads becoming like a car park.

Well, it didn't work last Friday as I discovered after already starting my journey.  Reason was a system failure on a skytrain line and the result was a "no standing room available" platform at the central station.  To me, it spoke of what happens when a city becomes dependent on a mode of transport which then has a problem - chaos.  .

Life is fragile.  It can easily become undone.   What to do when it does?   One needed response is patience.  Another is understanding.  And, of course, be extra kind to those sharing the same experience.  Otherwise, it could become bedlam.

Life does not always go as we plan or would like.  So we always have to have Plan B, C, D ... ready.  Such is life.