There were exactly five men, four women and three infants waiting for the traffic lights to turn red. If you look carefully, you might observe two things - First, statistics is always skewed; Second, horizontal movement is dependent on external factors. Perhaps, you will also note that the end of a flow is a stimulant for another wave to gain momentum.
Your observation is at best incomplete. You missed that the numbers were consecutive. Complete? No. You also overlooked that the numbers formed a Pythagorean triplet. You missed other things too.
Did you ask yourself what was the story of the fat old lady in a wraparound skirt worn over a crumbling night shirt and some dilapidated ardor of youth? Some of you stared at her checkered sneakers and then at the brown layers of defeat on her face, but that is another story.
Did you ask the 21-year-old Vicky why he looked so satisfied even when he had failed his college exam? Before you ask, I'll admit, I estimated the age and he had the appearance of a Vicky. I can't be too sure of his dismal college grades but he will fail someday not because he didn't work hard but because he did not suspect the role of destiny.
Did you count the number of rings the fifty-year-old man wore on his fingers? Rumor has it, he is a doctor at the hospital where you will admit your grandmother next summer. Mr Doctor's mother lost her husband to lust in the times of cholera and to the times of superstition. He just bore the legacy.
Did you judge the brown-eyed girl when she lit a smoke? Ah, you disappoint me. Let her live. It's her death.
Did you ignore the ebony colored boy when he took his last puff? Ah, you disappoint me again. You are prejudiced.
Did you ask why the two men emitted the same stench of insufficiency? One failed to meet his monthly sales target. His son won't do his homework today. The other failed to sell a single magazine for the day. His son won't go to school. Ever.
The other two women did not want their stories told. Did you wonder why?
The three children were unperturbed. Did you wish to go back in time?
It turned green.
This time there are twelve men, eight women and some anticipation.
