As I walked
through my neighborhood, I
witnessed a myriad of
events and objects that are usually taken for granted. For example, while
walking to the supermarket, I noticed an iridescent
group of pigeons scampering
around a pile of
strewn about popcorn. Each
individual bird walked about the saffron scraps bobbing its head to and fro in a uniform manner. Some birds marched
about hunting a single
piece of popcorn no
matter where the piece went. Others pecked about
ferociously with no preference to any single piece whatsoever. While the monstrous mass of birds scuttled
about in every direction
there was a flood of numerous cars that
zoomed pass me.
These mechanical wonders zipped by with such speed that the litter on the ground oscillated with the flow of traffic. Occasionally, the red light
turned on and the
litter on the ground
halted immediately from its
frenetic movements. When the
green light turned on. It seemed as if a hurricane struck because the wind created by the traffic blew litter
straight up into the air. After staring at the cars, I noticed that I forgot to
bring money for the supermarket. This discovery annoyed me and I rationalized that since I don't have the money I
might as well go to the supermarket another time. On my way back home, I noticed that the sweet aroma of flowers in the air. The scent came from flowers scattered on the hard, cement ground.
Flowers moved passively with the wind, which
carried the fragrance of the flowers throughout the vast distances of the community. Inquiries about the
origin of the aroma
could be heard from
several blocks away. People
enthusiastically praised the smell for masking the malodorous
musty stench of smog.
Although the fate of some of the flowers were the soles of shoes, nature's fragrant creations
incessantly exuded the delightful
smell of newly set dew from the morning. As I arrived home, I felt amazed by all the different events and objects I observed today. The smell and
insignificant aspects of daily life revealed themselves that day because I observed them closely than ever before.