Fifty People, One Question

http://fiftypeopleonequestion.com/locations/1-new-orleans-la

I was introduced to these videos a couple days ago, and I've been obsessed. Basically, the people shooting the video go to a city, ask random people on the street the same question (in this particular link, the question is "What would you wish to happen by the end of today?"), and film their responses. I have often found myself walking through the streets of Boston or sitting in a café window looking at the people passing by: hurrying, strolling along, large groups, individuals, tall, short, white, black, tan, fat, skinny, eccentric, composed, bubbly, reserved, well dressed, raggedy. The list could go on forever. It is during these times that I feel very isolated, in my own cast-iron safe that is filled with my own experiences and emotions and interests. When I open the door, too often I get into the habit of lumping the people in the world that I don't know or don't have a connection with into the massive amorphous entity of the "populace," when each individual has their own safe filled with riches beyond my imagination. How to get at those riches? Crack the safe, as the makers of these videos have done. The code? A simple question. You may be surprised at what you find.