While shopping at Publix I saw an elderly asian woman working as a cart collector. I don't know her or her story but the narrative that arose in my mind about it just depressed me. Is this really where the country has ended up? A woman, who by all rights shouldn't be consigned to back breaking work, is forced to strongarm lines of shopping carts just to get by?

Though I've seen all kinds of people out there strugging, the image of this woman wrapping a bright read scarf around her and still remaining dignified while doing this work really bothered me. It makes me happy I've always been a person who brings is cart back but for no real particular reason, if everyone did that this woman wouldn't even have a job.

I can't really figure out why this particular thing bothers me so much but it just does. Gives me a case of the arghs.

Originally published at Flagon With The Dragon.