I got on the Number 6 subway in NYC and sat down next to a Gangsta who smiled at me. His jeans were slung low on his hips and he wore a hoodie—that’s what led me to believe he was a Gangsta. He showed me the movie on his iPad. “Oh my God, she just killed herself!” he said. He told me he was watching the Walking Dead and how the unfortunate woman shot herself with her own gun. My newfound Homeboy (Homie) told me all about the horror drama, how it was an ongoing series about a world dominated by flesh-eating zombies and how to tell the humans from the monsters. He told me I just had to get into the Walking Dead because I would love it!
As I walked off the subway I assured him I would get into the Walking Dead and he seemed kind of pleased that he had won me over. My Homie made me think how important it is to tell a good story by showing it and not only writing about it.
I know plenty of professionals who would not step foot in the subway. It’s hot down there in the dirty tunnel where people are poor, tired, and dragging around their big bags and backpacks. If I stayed above ground in the town car and rode in a bubble, it seems like I’m protected from harsh reality. But being in a bubble makes us clueless about what is happening in the real world and can cause us to make bad decisions in business and in life.
Getting Away With Murder
by Patricia Vaccarino