Whenever I walk past this bench, I wonder how many people have actually ever taken the opportunity to sit for a few minutes to take in the view. I've never done so, and I've never seen anyone else seated there either. The fact of the matter is that most of us hop in the car and drive to this park to walk, run, or take the dog for its daily constitutional. We go to get a little exercise, so sitting would be a kind surrender or a public display of a lack of fitness. But this photograph of the scene does remind me of the need for contemplation. These days, most folks probably do most of their contemplating in front of a screen.
Tasting notes: Olympus XA2, Lomo Berlin 400.
