Passing thoughts
What can you think about on a very long journey? Many things. Like she was doing at the moment. The weather. How godawfullystifling hot it was. The leaking nose. Of the child sitting in front. Why can’t his mother wipe it before it slides southbound to his mouth like it has just now? Passing villages. What do people in such far away villages do for a living? Where do they go if they want to fix a cycle tyre puncture? 40-year old male co-passenger. Can someone really have hair coming out of their ears and not do anything about it? And so on.
It would be another 7 hours before the train reached its destination. But she had plenty of thoughts to keep her company. And if she ran out of things to think about, there was the best seller that lay open on her lap.
6 comments:
So true. I seem to end up doing the same on every trip. I carry a few books with me (with the earnest promise that I will complete them all) and then watch people around and think thoughts...
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Good to see you back. Keep bloggin, i love your posts.
Ammani, so very true! With no chit-chatting, with no music, with no movie to watch, without engaged in reading, a trip can be very engaging! Wow Ammani! Hats off - once again!!
Such ordinary things so extraordinarily well written. I cannot help but applaud the writing.
So here it is *applause* :)
aint it true for everyone?
Where can I to learn abt it in detail?
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