Everything is connected.

The following happened to me on the way to work this morning...

My travels to the office require that I walk down to the subway, take the train to the east bay, and then I hop on a free shuttle bus to work. Once I got on the shuttle bus today, I noticed it was right before 9am. I am lucky and have a boss who doesn't watch the clock. If I'm a little late, I just stay a little late. It's as simple as that. When I hopped on the shuttle it filled up immediately. I'm normally at work by 8:45, so I don't usually deal with the 9am crowd, but I was running late today. I looked around and wondered if all these people have to be at work by 9, in which case they are probably late every day. And then I wondered if they all walk in each day, apologizing and blaming it on the shuttle. Then I thought about what I would do if I didn't have a boss as nice as mine. I would likely have to go in and explain that I would be late every morning by about 15 minutes, and that I would just leave 15 minutes later than I should. I would explain that getting to work earlier would require I find another way besides that shuttle. And I would push the fact that this shuttle is free. Which saves me money. Then I decided this imaginary boss would agree with that. Of course they would - because money often sways decisions in situations like these. It seems this is a language most understand. This thought led me to ponder the concept that money is often an idea more than a physical object. Funds are wire transferred, paychecks are deposited directly into accounts, things are bought with debit cards. I feel like I hardly see the actual money that goes in and out of my account. At this point I happened to look away from the road to the woman sitting across from me. She lifted up her book to turn the page, and I saw that the chapter she was reading was titled: MONEY IS AN IDEA.

This yet again proves that
A) I am obsessively living in my head and think too much.
B) Everything is connected.