Everybody has a story to tell

Everybody has a story to tell, if you would only want to listen.
Put aside those notes or tutorials.
Stop rushing for trainings or practice sessions.
Turn away from the hustle and bustle of the canteen.
The sound of laughter that drowns all others.
Close your ears to the latest gossip.
And listen to their stories.
Some are sad, some are uplifting, some leave you angry.
In our life, there are so many people out there, each with their own story waiting to be told.
The cleaning lady, the bus driver, the taxi driver, the homeless man sleeping at the void deck, the buskers at the buona vista underpass.
They all have their own stories.
What more among friends?
We each have something in our hearts that we would like to share, yet we fear to do so out of ironically, another fear, the fear of being ridiculed.
Do we have time for stories nowadays?
Do you want to hear my story?
No time?
I thought so.