The trolley

“Tintin et les Bigotudos” – Studios Hergé collection

If you are alive, you have a trolley.

You didn’t make the trolley. You received it on loan and will eventually return it to the store once you’ve used it all you can.

From the outside, the trolley looks simple. It has a material surface, wheels and a place to put things. 

The trolley is strong and flexible.

It is made of natural material, and has a clever, efficient design. No trolley is the same.

The trolley is helpful for tasks and getting around. It can do many different jobs. And without one, you wouldn’t get much done.

Wherever you are, there is the trolley.

A trolley requires some raw materials to make enough energy to operate properly. The trolley wears down faster if it’s moving all the time.

The trolley is strong, but still breaks sometimes. Since the trolley is always being used, it’s natural for little bits to break off and change shape over time.

Some trolleys are smaller or more prone to breaking down. Some have been treated carelessly and roughly. Some trolleys are carrying a lot of weight and cannot move easily.

Interestingly, many people don’t accept their trolley. They are dissatisfied and unhappy with it. Other people take their trolley very personally. Many trolleys are repainted, renovated and refurbished.

A trolley can be changed so much that it is hard to recognize, but a trolley can never be swapped completely for a new one. Some people return their trolley early and say ‘take it back, I don’t want it anymore.’ Others ask philosophical questions. ‘Why this trolley? What’s the point of it?’

The trolley can’t answer these questions. It can only be a trolley. The point of the trolley to be used well as a trolley.

Whatever state your trolley is in, we should treat it respectfully, like a knife you’ve borrowed from your Grandfather.