he pushed it away

I was driving down the road on a not so special day, a day where nothing was important enough for me to even recall what I was doing driving at that time on that particular street. I had come to a slow stop at a melancholy intersection, when I saw what I saw. Out of the corner of my eye I saw this man, this well dressed man, throw his shopping cart to the ground. It is beneficial to understand this mans frustrated gesture, as you learn we are nowhere near a market, the market where this particular cart came from. This man threw his cart with so much conviction and disgust, it was as if he was telling the cart he was no longer subject to its trap, no longer in need of it to hold his most valued items. This man had a light about him, a light that said he was done with whatever he had, and was ready for the better, whatever the better was going to be. I saw it in his eyes and his countenance. It was a beautiful thing, and I learned a lot that day. I can still see it all so clearly, throwing the cart to the ground and walking about, briefly glancing over his shoulder, perhaps to see if he had just done what he has wanted to do for so long. It felt good for him, it felt good for those around to watch him. He will be a better man. I will be a better person. We all can be I suppose.