Postcards from Scandinavia - Day 5

Day 5 – Tram Windows

I sat by the window of a Gothenburg tram, watching the city pass slowly—cobblestone streets, cafés with warm lights, people wrapped in their own rhythms. The tram didn’t hurry; it moved as if time itself had loosened its grip.

There was a gentleness in this pace, a reminder that journeys don’t always have to be about speed. Sometimes, it’s enough to simply watch the world glide by.

Through the tram window, I saw more than the city—I saw the value of slowing down. That life doesn’t always need us to chase; sometimes it asks us to sit back and witness.

It reminded me of childhood train rides back home, where looking out the window felt like entering another world. Then too, the journey was as precious as the destination.

How often do we let ourselves ride through life slowly, just watching, without rushing to arrive?