On my bus from Hoi An to Hue a few days ago, I noticed that the driver had put a pair of teddy bears on his dashboard. One of them is holding a red heart saying "I Love You."
One of the things I love about traveling is that it stimulates my imagination, and whenever something catches my eye that I can't explain, I invent an intricate and complicated backstory. For example, who gave these bears to this man? His wife? A mistress? His kids? What was the occasion, and how did he feel? Was he 100% happy, or was there a tinge of melancholy to this gift? Maybe someone saved for weeks to buy these bears. Or, perhaps they were handed down from someone else.
There's a short story in here somewhere.
btj
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