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I still clearly remember the scene of taking the subway last Tuesday: I dragged my suitcase with a big black bag on my back and a computer bag in the other hand, and finally squeezed in. When the subway stopped, I stood in it and swayed from side to side.
There are so many people that I don't even have an armrest standing in the middle. I rely on my suitcase to keep the most basic balance. I have to stand for more than ten stops, thinking that I can't do anything else during this time, so I want to take out my headphones and listen to music. But there are so many people that it is difficult to open the bag. So I stood and waited for a while, looking at the office workers in the subway all the way.
02.
In the morning rush hour, I saw the office workers in the whole carriage in a hurry, and the tired appearance left behind without a good rest yesterday.
Perhaps people who are far away from the initial position of the subway can be lucky enough to sit still when they are standing in luxury. Almost everyone is looking at their mobile phones, and I can't see their screens. I guess they are brushing friends circle or news. They get up early and are in a hurry. Some people don't even eat breakfast. How can they have extra time to brush the news?
Some people who are sitting are leaning back in the chairs behind them, wearing headphones. It was a full day, but I saw yesterday's fatigue. That sleepy girl may have stayed up late to work overtime last night.
There are always a few people sitting, and standing is the most important person in the morning rush hour.
Young people wearing white shirts and briefcases, young women wearing delicate makeup and high heels, and ordinary people wearing real life are all crowded in the same carriage. At this moment, we are no different. I don't care which building you work in. I only know that we are all in a hurry, and the process of leaving is not that easy.
03.
Sometimes I chat with my roommates and talk about the subway. Subway is not everywhere, but only exists in some developed cities, which is a reflection of economy.
But in cities, people who are really rich are free to drive and may encounter traffic jams, but the most basic safe distance for people is to keep.
Many girls are afraid to get too close to strangers, but in the subway during the morning and evening rush hours, we may cling to people who don't care about hygiene and image. We tried to escape, but we couldn't walk. Unfortunately, we may always be with this person.
04.
When I came to Shanghai, I met many new friends, chatted with them, and soon asked each other where they were from. So far, all the friends I know are from places outside Shanghai, far or near, including myself.
There are too many people from other cities and countries in Shanghai.
Once upon a time, I was so excited to see a foreigner in my hometown. Shanghai is full of foreigners. Maybe there is a handsome French brother standing next to you in the subway. He has handsome and clear facial features and deep eyes that only TV stars have.
A busload of people, except perhaps a few old people who speak Shanghainese, are all locals. Others come from all corners of the country and gather in the same place, pursuing the same word: dream, or the same thing: life.
Dress up every day and be squeezed out of the image during the morning rush hour.
Parents at home are worried about whether their children eat well or wear warm clothes. When people hear that you are in Shanghai, they envy you, thinking that you have a successful career, but they don't know that you are nothing here.
05.
When I first came, I interviewed four companies. Four companies are in different regions. I live at the last stops of Line 7. Stay in the subway for more than an hour every morning, and then rely on Baidu map to find the specific location of the company bit by bit.
When I came to the building, I found that everyone inside was very small. When I left this area, I remembered the building where I was just now and found how small it was in Shanghai.
You can imagine how small everyone in the subway who is squeezed without image is.
I don't know where the people who got off at each stop went next. All I know is that they know that it is hard to meet their new day, and they can't see the future, but everyone still walks in the crowd with the heart of chasing dreams.
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