
The bus then negotiates a bend in the road and I have to shift my balance and hold the strap tightly to avoid falling over as the bus moves quickly round the bend in the road.
I have been accustomed to standing up in the bus for long periods of time, so my means of balancing myself is an accomplished art.
The bus goes along a straight section once more; I glance over at the woman again who is still smiling at me for remaining standing. I glance then ahead of me at some of the other passengers in the bus who are all seated on the left hand side of the bus ahead of me.
Interpretation: Symbolic perhaps of some part of myself being surprised that I have made life's path so difficult and for so long, when in fact I could perhaps have taken a much easier ride. The ease at which I negotiated the bends and the twists in the road suggest I have been making things difficult for myself for some time!