Honolulu, Hawaii - 12 hour layover

Facades.

What do you see when you walk past another human being?

Do you see a body that is either "fit & trim", "average" or "over weight"? Do you see emotions that are sad, happy or just someone trying to get to the end of the day? When you see possessions, do you envy that so-called 'wealth', or can you see the person still? Perhaps hardest of all, when you see someone asking something of you, do you ignore them or engage with them?

Having spent several hours driving through the rural parts of Honolulu today I am sticken by the basic human needs across all ages, vocations or economic status. What I saw today was largely people being pushed by life and the enumerable ways that it tries to pursuade us to strive after the momentary pleasures that all too quickly fade into yet another distant memory.

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