Side Upper

For train travellers, the term side upper should ring a bell. It refers to what I consider the most uncomfortable berth in a second class sleeper compartment. And yet it is also the most profound. The discomfort of being stuck in a berth that's too small, too hot and too high does not allow you to do anything constructive other than philosophize life. Side Upper represents a lot of situations that life puts us in. My thoughts on some of them are at http://sideupper.blogspot.com/

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