Discovery on the Station Stairs
In the evening, when people returning from work pour out of the train, the right side of the staircase is packed with passengers climbing to the ticket gates. That side is for going up. So many gather there that one has to wait in line just to ascend. The left side, divided by a silver handrail, is much narrower—reserved for those coming down. But because the crowd going up is overwhelming, a second line has begun to form on the left as well. For some time, I had been thinking —quite objectively, I believed— about these people who climb the side meant for descent.