I don't know about you, but it's not every day that I'm given privy to the inside of every-day machines, like the ticket gates at Maihama station, so whenever I come upon these situations I can't help but be excited and try to capture some photos to commemorate the occasion. These are machines we rely on, day in and day out, as we go about our daily routines, run our errands or dash off to explore new parts of the city, and without hard-working servicemen and women they'd rapidly decay into unusable hunks of rust, I'm sure. It takes maintenance, and lots of it, to keep a city as densely packed and rapidly paced as Tokyo (and all of its surrounding suburbs that feed the workforce into the city proper) running smoothly. My respects to these folks, who often go through life quietly tending to the gears of society without much fanfare or praise for all their diligence.
And that's a crying shame that they aren't given more respect, too. It's not always glamorous work, keeping cities going, but someone has to do it. It saddens me so much that people, especially in my home country back west, seem to denigrate and insult these very necessary jobs that facilitate the lifestyles we're used to. The world, nor society, would function very well if every single one of us were to become doctors or lawyers. Who would ensure our roads are smoothly paved, or our bellies filled with something hot, tasty, and quick? Laborers, servicemen and women, food-workers, without them we'd all be much worse off! So, next time you see someone directing traffic, maybe give them a smile and a wave for their efforts to keep you and the other drivers safe.
またね
Until next time!
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XOXO,
NAU
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