In a Queue

Imagine a long queue.

Do you go to the post office? Or the check out counter at the local supermarket. Or perhaps you are a traveler and it's the ticket counter you want to reach.

Whatever it is, there are bodies in front of you. Impatient bodies, resigned bodies, hopping-from-one-foot-to-another bodies, and even bodies who seem to have other more interesting things to while waiting.

What is your response?

If you were in a rush, I expect you would be anxious. Perhaps a trite frustrated too. Maybe you might make comments, and perhaps give a call to your next appointment - if you could.

But if you weren't in a rush, what might your response be? Would you nonetheless feel that your precious time is being wasted by the sales girl / ticketing agent / customer in the front?

I wonder how you would feel.

Of course, if you were the sales girl / ticketing agent / customer in front, there would be other emotions that would be going through you!