Sitting in a coffee shop, I decide to take a break from studying and look around for a while. I notice this man, around the age of 40, across the room in one corner of the coffee shop sitting squished up as tightly against the wall as possible. He wore a nice suit and seemed very well-off as everything he was wearing or owned was high-fashion name brand material. His shoulders were hunched and his head hung low as he typed on his newest edition Mac laptop and drank his coffee. Occasionally he would briefly look up as if he was checking if anybody was watching him and then quickly put his head back down. You can see he permanent frown as if his face naturally rested that way. Maybe he is successful, but is he truly happy?
I was eating dinner at a restaurant and noticed a mom with four little kids at the table nearest to us. She had red hair and looked very young, especially for having four little kids. Crayons and kids coloring menus scattered the table. The lethargic look on her face seemed to linger, even when I would see her waiter try to crack jokes at the table. It seemed as though all her energy was sucked out of her. The kids became rowdy, yet she had no energy or desire to calm them down as she seemed so drained. Was she a lousy babysitter? Is she always stuck with the kids as her husband is at work? Maybe she recently went through a tough family situation or perhaps a divorce? Whatever the reason, the woman definitely needed a break.
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