Ross Geller experiences a “newfound respect for life” when he believes he’s escaped a shooting in an episode of Friends. Next stop: EterniIt was a packed train, Borivali (slow) and I’d pushed my way into a second-class compartment at Bandra. In a couple of seconds, I’d somehow been thrown onto the tracks too, in a mad whirl of arms, bags and indignation. The lifeguards had done a thorough job, but I wonder what a couple more minutes caught in that strange, arresting tide might have caused. It sometimes takes a real close call for even a hardened existentialist to discover how strong her instinct for survival is.

Source: Hindustan Times April 14, 2018 17:51 UTC