It is sad to see a couple on dinner and sticking on their phone......

No, because I don’t know their story. There are all sorts of possibilities:

Both may be on a group chat with another couple, discussing plans for getting together later.

One may be texting with a relative who is in distress, while the other is quickly adjusting travel plans.

Both may be reviewing their email to be tracking down the contact number for their Airbnb stay.

These are just some of the many possibilities.

People and their actual stories are more complicated and interesting than we assume. The less we judge, the more clearly we can see.

-Andrew Weill