I like benches. How about you?
Benches, for me, give an emotional boost to the atmosphere of any place. Probably I've just had enough Hollywood movies, but a lot of things--both the good and the bad--happen when you are sitting on a bench. Sometimes, benches will intensify a solitary feeling when you are along sitting on one. From a bench, you'll see a lot of people, in groups or in pairs, running or walking past you. It is during these times that you will get envious because they are having someone with them and you do not.
That is not always the case, though. Sometimes, sitting on a bench alone will make you reflect on what you have done in the past and what will you be doing in the future, or about the people around you, or the society around you, or what not. Being alone sometimes allows us to make love with our pens and paper. Personally, I find it difficult to think of what to talk about or what to write when somebody is around. It makes me feel conscious. I dunno.
It isn't all about being solitary, anyway. On benches, we also get to share the sweetest moments of our lives. It didn't happen to me yet, since I prefer not to display my romantic affairs in public, but I'm sure you know that some people prefer to show of their romance with their partners on these (uhm...blessed?) things. On benches, some of our older fellow human beings spend time with nature, feeding the birds, enjoying the sun, living life...
During these moments, we realize that we tend to overlook things. We tend to not recognize these stuff have always been around to share with us the saddest and happiest moments of our existence. True, these benches may not be living, but I'd like to believe that, somehow, we have a companion just watching underneath us--the good ole bench.
All UPSable
