train of thought: a person

a literal “train of thought”…as in, thoughts on the train

the idea of a person is a
train of thought;
thoughts enhance emotions.

the figure of a person is a
fashion of body;
bodies direct movement.

the energy of a person is a
muscle of silence;
silence translates language.

Filed under: philosophy, poetry, train

the train tells me how to live…

I was half sleeping on the Metra train today for the entire ride. I was thinking mostly, so I didn’t take out a book this morning. My head was moving around in different directions and at one point I rested it upwards, so I was looking up at the train interior. There are barely any advertisements, which I think is a great thing. The train wasn’t designed in a manner for the passengers to have nothing to look at but the people infront of them or advertisements — Toronto public transportation is the exact opposite. There are a few (with terrible graphic design) ads for the Metra itself however. My eyes landed on one small ad above the entrance. It had a picture of a happy family standing there looking all happy and the main text read something like, take the train to where you want to go or something like that; it wasn’t significant enough for me to remember. The tagline however in the bottom right corner read I quote,

“Safety…A Way of Life”.

I couldn’t help but to keep staring at it and my head rested upwards for a few minutes longer while thinking about that message. I think it’ll take me another post to really reflect on that quote right there. It digs deep into all corners of my soul. Thanks for the ad Metra; you’ve just made a significant presence on my blog. (I’ll try to take a picture next time so we can visualize this together)

Filed under: chicago, humanity, life, philosophy, public transportation, train