During a busy morning rush hour an ordinary-looking man in his fifties is sitting on the platform with his head in his hands, rocking gently and emitting muffled sobs which occasionally erupt into brief uninhibited wails of despair. His open briefcase lies next to him with papers and folders spilling out of it onto the ground.
Shameful, thinks a passenger waiting for a train into town. That man's just sitting there like that and all the platform staff are doing is hanging around over there rather than helping him. What are they here for, anyway?
The station assistant nearby is also thinking. What, he thinks, can I do? The guy didn't answer when I asked a couple of times if there was anything I could do to help, and calling the cops to have him removed seems a bit harsh. He must have been sitting there for an hour now. What can I do other than leaving him to it and keeping an eye on him to make sure he's okay? This certainly wasn't covered in the training.
Posted by mpk at August 26, 2004 5:39 PM | TrackBack