Hymns To Go, Please
It doesn't take too long before something weird happens on the Metro again. Yesterday morning, I was nonchalantly doing my crossword puzzle when a middle-aged Asian man stepped aboard the train at about the West Falls Church stop. He was holding a well-worn hymnal in his hand, and once he found his spot in front of the center door, he flipped it open and said in loud, stilted English, "Good morning, everybody!" He then began belting out "Blessed Assurance," and continued non-stop through three verses before shouting "Hallelujah, and have a blessed day" and hopping off the train at Ballston.
Don't get me wrong, I love the hymn, and I normally wouldn't have a problem with people singing it, but for some reason I was slightly embarrassed. Why? I guess it was just the bizarre element of something familiar like that song being sung out-of-place somewhere like the Metro? I'm not really sure.
In typical Metro fashion, however, nobody acknowledged the man or his message, or even gave him more than a couple of glances. I found myself going back to my crossword even as I was following along with the song in my head. Such is life commuting on the train.
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it has been a long time since i've rode on the metro. i was a little kid who loved trains so i thought it was the greatest thing ever. it does not surprise me though that no one paid him any attention. people who ride the BT are typically the same way except for thursday-sat night
I always kind of wish I could be like that guy on the metro. Maybe not singing hymns, but just doing something to break the monotony and maybe to feel like a star for a moment...maybe that's my cheesy little kid way of thinking. I'm always just too shy for that kind of thing I guess.