That man was censuring her for the trespass of her gesture. It was equality itself that reprimanded her for refusing to undergo what everyone must undergo. It was equality itself that forbade her to disagree with the world in which all of us live. Surrender in the face of overwhelming stupidity. I'm so sleepy.
Life is good.
A fascinating thing I noticed while I was in Jasper was the difference in behavior between tourists without cameras and tourists with cameras. The tourists without cameras, who seemed calmer and more relaxed, looked all around them and breathed in the fresh mountain air. The tourists with cameras spent most of their time with a camera shoved in their face, incessantly looking for the next scene that would make a great picture. We didn't bring our camera to Jasper this time around. I can't pretend it was for some deep spiritual purpose.