Tamás Elter
Last summer, I visited my cousin in Budapest. My parents wanted me to spend some time away from home after a hard school year. At first I did not want to go, because I wanted to stay with my friends, but later I changed my mind.
One afternoon, my cousin was at work, so I went for a walk in the city alone. It was very hot and there were many tourists everywhere. After some time, I got tired and took a bus back to the apartment.
At the next stop, an old man got on the bus. He had a guitar case and sat down near me. After a few minutes, he started quietly singing “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Bob Dylan.
I knew the song because my English teacher had showed it to us in class before. Back then, I thought it was just an old song, but now it sounded different.
The old man asked me if I knew the song. I said yes, and then we started talking. He told me that when he was young, songs like this were very important to people. They helped people talk about freedom, war, and problems in society.
Before he left the bus, he showed me an old photo of himself with his friends at a music festival. He smiled and said that music was a big part of his life.
When I got home, I listened to the song again on my phone. This time I listened more carefully to the lyrics. The song made me think about the world and how people still search for answers to many problems. Since that day, whenever I hear “Blowin’ in the Wind,” I remember the old man on the bus. I learned that even an old song can have an important message.