59 Minutes of Waiting by Charles Charra

 59 Minutes of Waiting by Charles Charra


 

Two friends arrive at the train station, some time before the train is due and find out there is a delay, which means they have to wait for…59 minutes.

Ergo- the name of this interesting, if rather short play.

It touches on so many subjects in such a short time, for the adaptation that I heard is exactly 59 minutes long.

There are only two characters- the two aforementioned friends and one of them is played by an actor that I do not like- Radu Beligan.

And yet the play is a success, which means that with another actor in one of title roles it could have been a smashing hit.

The two friends talk about trains, women, and the atomic bomb, one of the wives, urination and other varied topics.

I would call the two personages A and B, to make it easier for my account of what impressed upon me in their conversation.

Einstein comes into the discussion, in connection with an egg, as B says:

-          In a changing world, the time you need to cook an egg has never changed

-          Einstein says everything is relative and yet this has never changed…

The shape of an egg is unique, they continue- there is nothing that has this shape, except for…the egg.

The friends talk about the conversation with women, which is so pleasant and entertaining, as you can kiss the interlocutor.

A is going on the train, at the end of the waiting time and he is very keen on the discussion he will have with a woman waiting for the same train.

The two men also talk about trains, which will replace airplanes, is the opinion of B, but is contradicted by A-

-          You can’t take a train to Tokyo

-          No, but for middle distances, with fast trains it would work very well

And they anticipate well, since the TGV and other fast trains do compete with planes on middle distances.

Another interesting topic regards…sociology, where A talks about a sociologist who comes at his office.

This expert is able to distinguish between different types of women, according to their gestures, the way they wear their skirts and so on.

And indeed, the FBI has recently published a report, about which I have read in The Economist, whereby they explain how they catch some spies.

One of them, with the Russian Embassy was caught because of the gestures and the behavior that attracted the attention and then the exposure of an agent.

Small, tiny expressions can reveal a lot of information, even if I remember that they were saying:

-          The same odd behavior can be displayed at times by one who is ready to commit an evil, dangerous act and another who is just worried that he left the stove on at home…

The talk between these two friends made me think of one my greatest pleasures- to talk with an interesting and beautiful woman.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is the author of a psychology classic- FLOW- in which he studies the state of grace, of „Being in the Zone”or taken by the „Flow”.

Such a state is experienced by atheletes, surgeons, dancers, artists and many others and there are some common characteristics like

-          One forgets about time, problems and is focused and dedicated to the task at hand

Such a state can come to me in the middle of a challenging conversation, as mentioned, especially with an interesting member of the opposite sex.

And it seems that the two friends reach a state of Flow, at least in parts of their very interesting and rewarding conversation.

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