I walk to and from work everyday. I live in the US far north and it's a 4 mile walk. I do it so I can avoid doing cardio and not become a fat ass. Anyway, it was raining yesterday, low 50s, forgot my umbrella. So, I'm walking in the cold rain on a very well travelled road. A shitty early 90s Suzuki pulls off the road and waits for me to catch up. Approaching the car I see it's a pretty rough looking young guy driving with his two little kids in the back seat. He looks filthy in his work uniform. Clearly, he just picked the kids up after work. He offers me a ride and I accept because I'm cold and wet as fuck. I just need a ride up the road a couple of miles. We chat, he's a single dad, ex-wife couldn't kick her meth addiction. He works a pretty good union job doing road construction. He said the money isn't great but he gets good benefits for his kids. I won't tell you what to think about this story, but I do think there are some layers of interpretation here.