Jarring experiences on buses have been mentioned in several articles, including, for example, the one about another string of minor incidents.
In many cases, these incidents happened just after I had been in contact with an energy vampire and wasn't feeling too good; the dynamics were different in the example featured in this post.
Many years ago, I returned to London after having had a very enjoyable day at the seaside. I was looking forward to having some tea and something light to eat when I got home; I was in a state that might be described as pleasantly tired but contented.
As I waited for the bus outside Victoria Station, I noticed that the other people at the bus stop seemed to be in a similar, happy but rather subdued, state.
The bus came; we all got on. The small number of other passengers either conversed very quietly or sat in peaceful silence.
Everything changed when someone who seemed switched off, disconnected from what was going on around her, got on the bus a few stops later. Two formerly quiet men immediately became offensively loud and foul mouthed.
I didn't think much of the incident at the time, but I later came to see it as supporting evidence for some of my ideas.
Trouble of various kinds breaks out around some people, but they are often oblivious of the effect they have on others. They may feel like victims, but they may unwittingly be the cause of bad experiences that they have.
I suspect that the men were influenced by the bad energy that surrounded the new bus passenger. It is possible that they had been drinking, which would have made them more open to contagion.
There is a lot to learn from incidents such as this one.
Victoria Station, where my day trip ended and the interesting bus ride began:
