I got on the train in the opposite direction. AGAIN.
I was reading Richard Dawkins on the Amazon Kindle, and got on the train that came to the platform.
Well, the Tokyo train network is so complex, you see.
It was not that I was not taking note of the destination displayed on the cars. I vaguely remember seeing it all, but my brain at that time was too busy thinking about "the origin of morality" that I did not take the small cognitive step necessary to realize that I was not supposed to get on that particular train.
It took two stations for me to realize that I was wrong. What a shame to get off the train and get on the train on the opposite side of the platform. I am sure people realized that I had made a mistake!
Well, absent-mindedness does sometimes visit my life. Absent-mindedness is my long time friend. Like an occasional black swan in my flow of consciousness, it enters my life, and takes me to terrains unknown.
With the sweetness of regret, every time it happens, I welcome yet another visit of absent-mindedness, because there is nothing else I can do about it. I cannot stop reading Richard Dawkins while waiting for the train.
2 comments:
I too find that Kindle reading, now so convenient while riding transit, leads me to have to walk extra blocks to get home after missing my destination.
But, as you say, what can we do. It is inevitable, and not such a bad thing.
Dear.Mr.Mogi
I look forward to read your literature as fantasy.
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