talk on the street

was standing on the corner when i heard a guy walking down the street talking on his phone. the only part of the conversation i heard was this one line - "it's so hard for people to come to terms with their self-identity." initially, i was like what? what a totally "this day and age" comment to make. but then i thought, actually, there are so many people that have trouble accepting who they are. now, just by the intonation of the dude on the phone, i don't think he was really grasping some deep explanation of a friend's problem, but still, it was an interesting thing to just hear while standing around. i sort of felt like a fly on a therapist's wall.