I commute to school and to work 5 to 6 days a week. I'm usually alone in my car (yeah, I know--bad for the environment. I'll be making some changes soon.)
One of the things that I like to do is watch other people in their cars. Not while I'm driving, mind you, but at those points where we are stopped. Generally, I watch in my rear view mirror, since I can see faces that way.
Watching a conversation in reverse is a little odd--trying to figure out who started the discussion, what they are talking about, is it a good conversation, or are they arguing, are they related or just friends--all the little things that go into a tale are right there behind me.
I've been caught watching a few times--the driver or passenger will get a furrowed brow, then try to nonchalantly tell the other person that they are being watched. I don't count it as eavesdropping, since I can't hear what they're saying, and I can't read lips even when face-to-face, so in reverse would be hopeless. Yet I suppose that when we are in our cars, we enter our own private bubble, a mini-universe of our own, and knowing that someone else is watching you bursts that illusion.
I think my favorite part is the gesticulations--all the movements that we make as we communicate. I try to figure out what point they're emphasizing. Sometimes, I make up my own story to go along with their motions.
Man, I need a shorter commute!
4 comments:
Indeed it can be very interesting to observe people, especially when, at least initially, they don't believe anyone is watching them. Thanks for this neat little post.
Thanks, Mr. I! I didn't forget about that book--the library didn't have it. :(
I'm going to buy a copy when I get my tax return. Kinda sad that I don't have any extra cash until then, but that's the life of a college student.
Hah, cool. I wouldn’t be in too much of a hurry though. While I like to think it’s good not to be ignorant, being an atheist does have its down sides too. So exercise caution.
Cheers, I.
Well, I'll be quite blunt about it. I don't suspect that I am going to give up my faith, regardless of how convicting/convincing he is.
For me, a life apart from faith is a futile life. If we are all an accident, then I do not wish to live. So even if in the end it turns out that I am wrong, this is one area of my life that I will probably choose to be willfully ignorant.
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