Sunday, August 19, 2007

i was on the train to expo this morning and i noticed a certain behaviour which made me ponder. this man was sitting at the side of the carriage where the 2-seater was. then came along this lady who sat beside him. almost immediately, he looked at her and got up.

he walked on looking for empty seats in the nearby carriages. oh mind you, it was 8am on a sunday morning. so the train was actually pretty empty. he sourced for other alternatives and sat in the middle of 3 consecutive vacant seats. the next stop, a man came and sat on his right. right after that, he stood up and walked on to the next carriage.

being the typical kaypo singaporean, i decided to follow on to the next carriage too. he finally settle down in another side of the carriage and sat in a seat of another empty 2 seater. then he placed his bag unto the seat next to him.

well, i'm not too sure of what this man is actually doing. but his actions triggered off certain thoughts in my mind.

the main issue of the subject: PERSONAL SPACE

each of us has our own personal space. a natural boundary in which we draw a circumference around us. as much as possible, we try not to allow others to take a step within the circle. in short, we guard a very personal part of ourselves to the level of comfort we have with others.

its just like that man whom i saw on the train this morning. in the first attempt to change seats, he found a temporary solution to his comfort level. he moved once he felt uncomfortable. what's more, he put his bag on the next seat so that he could still sit on his own comfortably.

well, i see myself in that scenario sometimes. especially when it comes to a certain general subject which all of us will need to handle, beginning with the alphabet E. i know a particular weakness of mine too well. too well that i gladly accept it as part of me, not doing anything or try to put in some effort to change it. And now i see that the issue of personal space is fitting in nicely, while i guard it using a nearly-empty vessel of my own strength.

my thought of the matter:
is guarding your personal space good for you?

she pens down @ 9:42 PM --------------------------------------------------------------