Friday, August 10, 2007
i think we should all learn to be more observant and sensitive to our surroundings. more and more people have started super-gluing their earphones to their ears, barricading themselves in a world of their own. and i'm guilty of that too. but a few days of mp3 running on low batt have given me the chance to listen to the sounds and voices around me. its not just conversations i've chanced upon, but lifes i've got to know. and some things i've heard have really triggered me to ponder more about my own life.
i was crossing the bridge on my way home today when i noticed this balloon flying up into the sky, losing its significance gradually among the towering clouds. but still it appeared pretty significant to me, probably because its starking bright red could not be any more obvious against the pale blue sky. but why was i the only one who noticed it? people around me were all rushing. rushing to nowhere. they probably think that by quickening their pace, they would earn extra time in their life. but what would they rmb when they look back at their life at the end of time? all that hustle and bustle and...?
is life so busy no one can stop a little while in their tracks just to appreciate the beautiful things around them? i'm getting quite sick of being held slavery by 'time'.
posted @ 8:16 PM