Every day, we go through media- books, music, movies, shows on TV, newspaper articles, radio interviews and so on. It’s a way to communicate and be in touch with the rest of the world.
A lot of us choose to go through this media treating it like a task. We skim through pieces and fast forward our minds to the next page without finishing. We mindlessly skip songs and switch stations, not listening to lyrics and seeing art for what it truly is.
We don’t see creators scribbling and painstakingly putting together words to tell a story. We don’t wait for a few seconds to let the beauty of paragraphs settle into us, to bask in the fortune of being exposed to these pieces of art. We read, we listen, not processing nor understanding, focused on finishing than enriching and enjoying.
We hop from page to page, finally forgetting authors and stories, wanting to get on to the next train because life is only so long. Our dreams may as well outlive us. What stops us from sprinting away, not worrying about breaks or breaths? What stops us from trying to fly and build wings, to try reach beyond the horizon?
Then one day, we will grab a pair of glasses and the nearest magazine and turn to the editorials. We will absorb each sentence letting everything sink in, thumb over paragraphs, not noticing our wet eyes or the way our breath catches after every flourish. We will wonder why we didn’t see the world through these lenses, and strive to keep these hues in mind.
Written by,
Milomi.
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