Random observation

There’s this older woman in my neighbourhood, who walks around the block, behind a pram, every day. She used to have a doll in the pram, lately I think the doll has been replaced with a shiny new teddy bear.

The other day I was cleaning the window-ledges on the outside (yes, even I do housework occasionally… ;-) ) and she walked by. Stopped where I was and grunted what I took to be ‘hello’ to me. Then she pointed at her wrist. I pretty much assumed she meant to show off her watch, so I asked if it was a new one and told her it looked very nice.

Her face lit up like a Christmas tree and she went along with her walk around the block, behind her pram with the teddy bear.

I used to feel sorry for her. I’m not so sure now. She might be happier than I am.