The world is with you, not against you.

Have you ever seen this happen? You line up quietly outside the glass doors of a subway (no, not the franchise Subway) waiting for the train to arrive. I say quietly because this is little Singapore; where most people are perhaps so tired after a whole day at work that they have no energy to either smile or chat with the person next to them. Some of course, would rather be entertained by their electronic device. Live , and let live. Of course there are strange people like me who look around, and smile at unsuspecting fellow commuters.

Anyway the train arrives, people walk in and those able to find a seat, do. The beeping starts, warning commuters that the trains doors are about to close. Suddenly someone comes rushing through just as the doors start to close. The expression on the person who just made it through the doors is one of relief of course- that he or she did not get jammed between the doors! Perhaps theres a little pride mixed in at their athletic ability.

I was was watching one such person. Actually it was not the person who had just made it that I was watching; I was watching the rest of the people in the compartment. Maybe it was just me, but it seemed as if everyone was holding their breath. Most conversation had ceased around that particular entrance. Once again it could have just been me, but I was hoping that somehow the person would make it.

I'd like to think that I'm not too different from other human beings in wanting to see someone succeed. I think there is a desire in each one of us- unless we're either clinically depressed or in a comatose state- that we want to see someone make it. To reach their goal. To reach the pinnacle of their career. To be all that they can be. It doesn't matter who the person is- all that binds us to one another is a common bond of empathy and understanding. And most of the time, that is more than enough, to show that we care.

Esther @ www.soakupinfo.com/Esther