The Bright Side

I was crossing 4th Avenue in Brooklyn a few minutes ago and passed by an ambulance, doors open, man strapped to a gurney inside, cops congregated. One of the officers was clearly trying to contain laughter, which I thought was kind of odd since she had clearly just put an injured person into an ambulance. And that's when I heard it: A strong baritone voice belting out opera. Upon closer inspection, I could see the man strapped to the gurney, head wobbling back and forth, singing his heart out as he lay on the stretcher. Apparently, he was intent on getting his voice heard regardless of the circumstances.

There is nothing like a crazy singing injured person to put life into perspective.