peek-a-boo

Hi everyone!

My friend mentioned to me today that I haven't written here in a little while so I thought I'd throw something quickly together now. :)
I hope everyone has been well!

I once heard someone say that you should never stop being fascinated by the world that surrounds you. Questions should always be asked because when you stop, you also stop growing and learning. It's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. Nature is drowned out by the sound of cars beeping and trucks revving. It is forgotten as we rush to where we need to be without paying attention to much more than the bare footpath that we tred upon. Aestheticism is often overlooked as a source of pleasure. Keats would be turning in his grave.

It was raining all day yesterday. I had spent most of the day running through it to various classes and silently cursing the weather. At the conclusion of my day, I was waiting patiently to cross the road and looked up at the sky. It really had to be one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen... and it was just rain falling. Nothing special or out of the ordinary. It was just rain falling in the light of a streetlamp but it really was quite beautiful. People passing by probably thought I was insane for looking upwards in weather like that but I just couldn't help it. A thought struck me: I'd never seen this before. I was surprised at my myself. Of all the thousands of times that it had rained in my life, I had never thought to look up.

It's always surprising to discover new things. I often find that you only need to change something very small (e.g. look upwards), to see something in a whole new way.

xx.

I need light in the dark as I search for the resolution. - The Resolution, by Jack's Mannequin