I read a blogpost today in which the writer described having cancer as taking a train. The train moves forward whether you are ready or not. You might want to stop and get off, but you cannot. If you have a moment to look out the window, you will see the world whizzing past you. Most likely you will only notice this when the train stops for a moment, affording you a break. The car is always full. People get off and new people get on, so the car is always full.
I love the analogy of the train ride. I imagine the "C-train". I see a car full of people, some standing and holding those overhead straps. The buzz of conversation is loud. Then the train lurches and everyone falls silent for a moment, remembering that we are all riding the C-train and it's moving forward...again. We look around and catch each other's eyes for just a moment, just long enough to recognize the solemnity and the fear of the moment. Then we all resume, the buzz of conversation building again. We might have been interrupted, but we will continue.
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