The man who sat beside me in the cab this evening was rather interesting. I made a note to carefully take in details of his appearance so I could describe it the best way I could.
He wore a pair of jeans, a black tee shirt and a jean jacket to top it up. He was also carrying a brownish leather school bag, not leather exactly, but I don’t know how else to describe it. To be honest I can’t recall what his face looked like because he was looking out the window the entire ride. He looked scruffy though, like he had just spent his whole day beating metals or molding bricks.
When he got into the cab, I noticed that he was on a call, I peeped into his phone screen and saw that the contact on the other end of the call was saved as “My ❤️” immediately I put one and two together and figured he was probably speaking to his girlfriend, or fiancée, who knows ?
I thought he was going to end the call when he got into the cab, so as not to spare us the details of his intimate conversations with his lover, well, at least that’s what I’d do. But he carried on with his conversation and it was so refreshing to listen to.
Interestingly, he had a good command of English, so I was all the more intrigued. He spoke to her like she was the only person who mattered, he didn’t care that the rest of us in the cab could hear him.
From what I heard him say, his phone had been bad for a while and it strained their communication a bit. He complained about how she wasn’t putting in as much effort into communicating with him during the time when his phone got spoilt.
Anyway, for what it was worth he got a new phone today, and even though he tried to hide it in that manly fashion of men never showing their excitement, I could tell he was really excited about it.
When he asked her for a video call, she declined saying her phone’s screen was spoilt. I was a bit suspicious and immediately protective of this young stranger sitting beside me in the cab. I felt his lover was lying to him and it made me a bit sad for him, but he didn’t seem disturbed.
He sounded happy talking about the simplest and most mundane things about life. Like how he couldn’t afford the phone he actually wanted and eventually opted for this one but he doesn’t mind, because after all they’re all devices.
I thought to myself if I could say the same thing if I were in his position. I wondered if I’ll feel content using an android device.
He also told her that the period when he didn’t have a phone helped him realize the people who were really his friends. I chuckled internally because I found it funny, but I could understand what he was talking about.
I’m sure if I spend more time thinking about it I’d remember more of what he said, but I’m already so tired and sleepy.
Sitting beside that young man today really taught me a lesson on enjoying the little things of life, being grateful, and being content. It taught me that everything doesn’t have to be extraordinary.
With Love From Wendy 