I find that without a doubt everytime I see a woman alone with a stroller here in the NYC subway, there is always some good samaritan who helps her carry the bulk up the stairwell.
I can’t help but wonder who is more of the samaritan– the stranger helping the mother, or the mother trusting a complete stranger with the partial and temporary welfare of her child?
The cover is for a story by Steven Pinker on the evolutionary origins of morality. The article, complete with more illustrations, is online here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&oref=slogin
I find that without a doubt everytime I see a woman alone with a stroller here in the NYC subway, there is always some good samaritan who helps her carry the bulk up the stairwell.
I can’t help but wonder who is more of the samaritan– the stranger helping the mother, or the mother trusting a complete stranger with the partial and temporary welfare of her child?
Interesting.