Not all taxi drivers, Paul had discovered, actually wanted to take passengers to their destination; some of them, he felt, were in it for the arguments, or the opportunity to pontificate, or for the sheer pleasure of driving past those trying to summon them at the road edge. He made up his mind. What was the point of having a bulldozer if you were not going to make at least some use of it?
Paul realized that not every taxi driver was genuinely interested in transporting passengers to their intended locations. Some seemed to relish engaging in pointless arguments or expressing their opinions, while others enjoyed the thrill of ignoring people in need of a ride. This observation opened his eyes to the varying motivations behind individuals in the taxi profession.
Determined to make the most of his experiences, Paul resolved that he would not...