Train of life

As someone who has long enjoyed the New Year's Day concert from Vienna I'm pleased to be able to say I have benefitted from both The Train and the concert this new year's day.

The Train of Life has been around for ages. I saw it quite a few years ago. In print, not YouTube.

And I also hope that your train journey goes on for a long time, nexus63. So sorry to hear of your losses last year

i think that is beautiful, i lost 3 people on my train over the past year, my partner, my stepdad and my brother, i have been ill during 2021 and thought at one point i was getting off the train, but i am going to keep going and look forward to seeing new passengers.

grandtanteJE65

I find it trite and tasteless rather than depressing.

I doubt I would find it appropriate on any day of the year!

Nothing and nobody will convince me that I could be expected to get on with everyone I meet in the course of my life.

The past 69 years have had their share of unlikeable, unkind or obnoxious people; a number of my "Fellow Passengers" presumably put me in one of those categories too.

I doubt the rest of my life will be much different.

And as I generally prefer staying put to travelling the metaphor didn't appeal to me either.

To those who need cheering up after reading this thread, I can recommend this year's New Year's concert from Vienna.

Oh my goodness, I could have written this. I agree and relate to everything you say grandtante. I'm even 69 and adored this morning's concert from Vienna as I always do. We must be twins seperated at birth.

SueDonim

It’s too twee and sugary for me. I also fear I’m the passenger that no one notices has ‘stepped down’.

My family will notice. That's all thats important.

Aldom and so many others on here x

Choo choo!

I’m afraid I found it a bit trite but then that’s my view of most of these video ‘messages’

Perhaps I’m just a miserable old so and so though ?

Yes a bit twee in presentation, but a timely reminder that life coasts along at a pace and we should try and make the best of it.

I have heard life being likened to a train journey before. It is true that people come into and leave our lives.

carnation.
You'll get there, I'm sure.

My journey so dull, bleak and lonesome for a while. Long to get to a busy station!

This thread has made me think of Phoenix, and her incredibly rude book titles.
Thomas the tank engine will never be the same for me after that.

I think my train staff are on strike.

I liked it, too.

I think my train is subject to delays lately.

Happy new year, Serendipity

BlueSky

Maybe not so much depressing as upsetting. Today is an emotional day for many people anyway.

It's an emotional day for me. The Train of Life brought tears as I remembered the very recent deaths of close relatives (December 2021) and the tragic death of my son not so long ago. My mother's death was also a Christmas death. I wasn't upset by The Train of Life, nor, for once, did I find it trite or sugary. Most of these things are sickly. I just found it very moving and actually helpful.

Unless I have totally missed the point I did not take from it that I would like every single person that I meet through my journey of Life. I interpreted it to be an awareness of who we meet, to be open to question our prejudices and that we might miss a valuable friendship or encounter if we have a closed mind or a gloomy outlook.

It’s too twee and sugary for me. I also fear I’m the passenger that no one notices has ‘stepped down’.

Nothing and nobody will convince me that I could be expected to get on with everyone I meet in the course of my life.

I have heard the Train Journey before and I like it generally. Life is a journey. But I have to admit it's true that we won't and couldn't be expected to get on with everyone we meet on the train.

I find it trite and tasteless rather than depressing.

I doubt I would find it appropriate on any day of the year!

Nothing and nobody will convince me that I could be expected to get on with everyone I meet in the course of my life.

The past 69 years have had their share of unlikeable, unkind or obnoxious people; a number of my "Fellow Passengers" presumably put me in one of those categories too.

I doubt the rest of my life will be much different.

And as I generally prefer staying put to travelling the metaphor didn't appeal to me either.

To those who need cheering up after reading this thread, I can recommend this year's New Year's concert from Vienna.

Maybe not so much depressing as upsetting. Today is an emotional day for many people anyway.

Suitable and thought-provoking for NYD.

Thank you Serendipity. So true.

Agree Buffyfly9

Wishing everyone on GN a Happy New year.

Oh yes, I love this.

Not sure why it's depressing to some.

I was very moved by The Train of Life and have forwarded it to many friends. Beautiful, not depressing. Thank you for sharing.