So I bore witness to one of the sweetest things on the 29th of February that I thought I'd share with you. I was unaware of it before, but apparently it's a tradition that on the leap day a woman can propose to a man. So there I was, sitting at Central Station in Sydney and just as my train pulls up and about a hundred people hurry out of the open doors, the overhead system perks up with the voice of a city-rail employee. The voice called the name of a man who'd just alighted the train and spoke to him directly, saying he was doing a favor on behalf of a woman named Rebecca (presumably the mans girlfriend.) He then proceeded to announce that Rebecca wished to ask for the mans hand in marriage, and if he accepted, to meet her at a certain platform.
The entire station erupted in a chorus of "NAWWWW!" at the same time, (well all the women at least) and apart from comedy festivals and the likes, I've never seen a group of several hundred strangers simultaneously break into a smile. It was truly refreshing and one of those real feel-good moments. I wish things that simple but perfect happened more often in daily life.
Anyhow, the whole endeavor had me thinking about this short film I watched a few years back that made me smile then and still does now. It's directed by Patrick Hughes and was one of the 2009 Cannes Lions winners.
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