LIFT

A lift is something which "lifts" it's occupants . This is no official definition but in all cases it does deliver the message.

I'm an avid traveler and a couple of things I've found common in "lifts" is that even the biggest chatter boxes go silent once they are in a "lift". May be it's too small a place and others can hear you well or may be not ?

Lifts come in a gamut of sizes , some are technically and algorithmically blessed while others struggle each time a button is pressed (it surely hurts to do things against gravity anyways.).

If you're a lift from the upper middle class society then you'll be neat , sparkling , might have music ,emergency power backup and scores of buttons to keep the occupants guessing ... The doors will open automatically and if some of your body tries obstructing the doors (knowingly or unknowingly) the lift will be happy to give you more chances to live longer.

The lifts from the weaker section of the society can only "lift" you . Opening and closing of the doors is left to the occupants and if your hand or leg gets stuck in the door you might as well imagine what would become of it/you.

These lifts generally only operate(or like to operate) on the power supplied by the Public sector electric companies and stories of how somebody spent hours in the lift before aid arrived is not news.

What better place to display art than on the doors /walls of a lift where the occupants will be forced to view them . Love , sex and there is nothing else anyways ! Some can leave you embarrassed and other pictorial drawings are not worth a mention.

The "lift" companies too grew smarter and came up with steel walls which do not support any kind of art form on them . But then the occupants too grew immune and the latest art I found on one such lift was done using a screw driver (beat that ?)

"Lift" is a good place to socialize as well , people have less time and it sometimes helps to terminate a talk in less time (hope you understand :) )

Not all prefer to be "Lifted" though . The calorie conscious prefer the stairs and the "Lift" faces competition. So the next you step in a "lift" remember to look around and ...