Train of thought
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. “<span word="Train">Train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> “<span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>”. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>.</p><p><span word="Fresh">Fresh</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="rut">rut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="route">route</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="train">train</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="fetched">fetched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liken">liken</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="train">train</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rearrange">rearrange</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disrupt">disrupt</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>: “<span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="I">I</span>?” <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="their">their</span> “<span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>.</p><p><span word="See">See</span>? <span word="To">To</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="your">your</span> “<span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>” <span word="going">going</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uninterrupted">uninterrupted</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="train">train</span>.</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1651 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Hobbes">Hobbes</span> (<span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>). <span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="train">train</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p>
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