Uncomfortable.... |
Today on my way home I sat next to an over-sized woman. From my point of view it was not a 'great' experience because I had to sit on one butt. We use buses which you board at a bus terminal depending on one's destination. So, I enter a bus and there are about five or six empty seats. One was near the entrance of the bus which many people would prefer but, the person that was sitting next to the window took up her seat and half of the attached seat. You could see that no one wanted to sit next to her. I then decided to sit next to her.
Many a times when I am in a situation thoughts always come to my mind. For example, there was this one time that I accidentally over sprayed a pretty strong perfume and I wasn't going to take a shower again. In the bus when the person who had be sitting next to me moved to the neighbouring seat, I immediately started thinking to myself, "Did he move because of me?" "Someone who has asthma must really be suffering right now?" "Should I have just showered?" "I will never repeat this mistake again."
I figured out that the over-sized woman might have been thinking to herself, "I know people don't want to sit next to me." "Do these know how hard I have tried to lose weight?" "Those girls are talking about me." "I might be forced to pay for two seats." "Maybe I just need to get my own car but can I afford it..." These thoughts are torture enough to make someone be depressed.
The reason to why I decided to sit next to her was because I imagined myself being that size and, everyone in the bus looking at me as if I had taken their plate of food from them. If I were in her shoes I would feel bad or at least that's the way I see it. But it could be different if she likes being that size. I try to be nice because I don't know her situation.
For all the slim people out there, it is my wish that we would show love to the over-sized and vice versa. As long you don't know their situation, let's try not to judge and put ourselves in the others shoes. When someone reaches out for help, do what you can. Above all lets strive to be healthy.