L: Let’s walk on the pavement into the centre of town. We should be there in about seven minutes and thirty four seconds give or take.

R: The pavement? In some places they call it a sidewalk. In any case we should go through the park into town, along the little stony dirt track along the river.

L: How long will that take? Probably two or three times as long as just walking straight in along the main road.

R: Perhaps, but there’s so much more to see. So many colours and textures. That’s preferable to a load of concrete, asphalt and noisy vehicles. The grass, the river, the sound and sight of birds flying and fish swimming. Children and animals playing too!

L: I understand you, but we have a train to catch. Better to be early and wait a little in the station than to meander and potentially miss our train.

R: we’ll get the next one!

L: it’s an hour wait for the next intercity.

R: So we wait. Or we stay and enjoy nature a little longer. We take our time in the park and wait actively, or we wait at the station, passively.

L: Ah, fine. Let’s go to the park and watch the world go by.