She was preparing to alight at the next train station and inched her feet slowly towards the doors.
"Excuse me. Please let me go through. I'm afraid I will fall down," she said in Mandarin.
The train stopped and passengers were coming out.
The elderly extended her left arm out hoping someone would hold on to her as she inched her way out.
The prettily dressed office ladies and smartly dressed man exiting the train just walked out, all oblivious to the elderly situation.
While another group of passengers waiting to get on the train just looked on.
A man tried reaching out for her hand but was unable to do so as passengers kept coming between them.
When he finally managed to hold her hand and led her out of the train, the rest all looked as if he had done something weird.
Did they forget that they will grow old someday?