Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” beautifully explores the interconnectedness of the individual and the collective. Not only through the commute itself, but through the human experience overall. Whitman says “These and all else were to me the same as they are to you, I loved well those cities, loved well the stately and rapid river, The men and women I saw were all near to me.” Our experiences will be shared by those around us, even those in the future long after. Our steps will be retraced, and the places we leave will be filled by others.

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