My colleague’s car had a breakdown. It had to be towed back home. Not a funny thing to deal with, but it happens.
I learned about this by an e-mail: “Sorry. I can’t get to work. My car has had breakdown.”
Maybe there is more behind this than what is obvious, but there are buses. And if nothing else your feet may bring you to the nearest bus stop.
I couldn’t help asking myself what kind of a person feels so stuck that she can’t consider walking to a bus stop.
Is it lack of imagination? Is it laziness? Is it fear?
I’m not asking these questions to be unkind towards my colleague. I’m asking to better understand what may or may not cause a certain behavior. I need to learn how other people may think to be able to create better characters.
If fear caused her to stay at home, what kind of set-up would that need? What kind of fear would it be? Fear for new things? Fear of busses?
Why is she afraid of busses?
I think that kind of brainstorming can be pretty interesting. And what may or may not have caused this particular colleague’s situation becomes less relevant. It is just about forcing the limits of my own imagination.
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