Before I continue, my apologies for the delay, I may have lost some supporters along the way who have given up on the blog, but rest assured that I have a slew of posts on the horizon waiting to be written beginning with this one...
The ELEVATOR PHENOMENON as I like to call it truly captures the essence of Aloha! Since most of the buildings in Honolulu are several stories and usually more than 20, the elevator has come to represent the gathering place of the community. For lack of better words, the people in Hawaii seem to greet others in the elevator as if they were stepping foot in their very own apartment. I am pretty sure only on rare occasions have I ridden the elevator, whether at my grandparents 37 story high rise or my current 5th floor location, and a warm greeting, conversation, laugh or even hug was not exchanged.
When I think of all the metropolitan cities I have visited, I can't think of a single city that can compare, where I get so excited to know that I am one step closer to meeting a new friend simply by taking an elevator trip up. In fact, the elevator phenomenon is so apparent, that recently I was going up to my apartment, and must have been daydreaming, because when I left the elevator I did not say anything to the young lady riding alongside. I have to say that I actually felt guilty that I did not say goodbye to her or wish her a good day. I felt like a jerk. That is how the elevator phenomenon works. With so much goodness constantly around you, it seeps in and never leaves. Just another reason I love this place, where each and everyday I leave the house I get to experience a ride of a lifetime.
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