verb [ intrans. ]
express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize
Natural phenomenon build fellowship. The dark nights, freezing winters, arid land, and sweltering heat have brought us together since the beginning.
The rain pounded on pavement, grass, and the idle river today. Stinging and bitter it swept in waves, orchestrating a piece of harsh strings and spotted with crashing symbols. The peaks of the Hancock, Sears Tower, and others were obscured by a thick cloud of rain and fog. There appeared to be were two worlds, the one bursting through and climbing above the rain, and the one submissive, suffering from the rain. People braving the elements were huddled underneath flailing umbrellas, soaked hooded sweatshirts, and damp pieces of newspaper. One would think this a scene colored by our shared plight.
This was not the case. There seemed to be more distance than ever from one another. Shoulders closed off, faces down, and directions static. Were we doomed to live life as separated from one another as the top and bottom halves of any given skyscraper? Has our individualism triumphed over natural phenomenon? If this is so, what have we really won?
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