Day 11 Guest iin London! ๐Ÿ˜Š

 Hi there! You know what, I haven't studied from last 4 days..I haven't written anything from last 4 days and I don't know, whats going on..sounds crazy, no!?

But I don't know why, I don't any regrets..Really shame full, no? I saw movies..on youtube..haha! And yeah one of them were, Kartik Aryan and Kriti Kharbanda's  'Guest iin London'..



They movie was really good, and having Paresh Rawal as one of the major chara fer garnished it..the movie based on desi Indian relatives coming to London making Kartik (actor), their long distance son and stayed with him and her fake wife, Kriti (actress) whom he married for citizenship, and yeah one day after getting annoyed, left them at some unknown place to get rid of them..

Heyyy, this is not a movie review, its just that, in the last 30 minutes, all what the movie took turn and put forward something really different and the acting that Tanvi Azmi presented made me remember it..

And yes, it would sound funny for those who know me, but I too got carried with emotions, I too cried but just for a minute..so unusual, no? I seldom cry..one of my friend DMS wish is to see me crying, haha! But sometimes when we get attached to something we get carried away and that just happened with me too..


Why I actually wanted to write it as a blog was to remember the planning and sequences of how the writer would have managed it to make it a perfect comedy..romance..emotions..suspense..and breaking it piece by piece..

I do watch movies and think upon their morals and ways they, the writers ended the screenplay making us feel content..I don't know from when I got this type of insights but its weird or may be good.

Day 10 Starting doesn't take much. (Poem)

Starting doesn't take much..



Starting doesnt take much

It needs a mere touch

Till When are you going to avoid

When you yourself know about your heart being somewhat void..


Yes, you doubt the results

And are afraid of insults

Doing work is what must be your focus

Thats where lies the locus

All you need to do is to work and believe

And then leave your mind at relief..


You are here for yourself only

Help yourself and never get lonely

You know, you are your own boost

So why waiting for some host

Just take a breath deep in

Unlock the mind and peep in..


Even if you loose

It would be you, who you choose

Taking blame will make you strong

And then you will realise, that you weren't wrong..



Just some random words put together, hope they made you feel good..

Still in process of learning and discovering, what all I can do..


Stay Blessed!

Day 9 Hobby and Passion

Good evening everybody! Hope you are doing great..I am here to talk about two words which are often misused or used synonymously, just like lonely and alone..



Hobby is when you do something in your free time, you enjoy doing something and can even leave it if needed, its not your priority but a choice and you enjoy it..

While, passion is a goal..an aim for which you put efforts and hardwork, it becomes your priority without any issue, you can't think your life without doing that particular and you want to get better and best in it..no matter how long it takes or how many hardships you have to face..you never leave it..

Just like in my case, Exercising and mimicking RJs is my hobby while writing is my passion..I leave exercise and even skip it and if continue after months, its okay for me..but writing..I can't leave it and I work for getting better every day.


Day 8 Speak if its required!

 Have you ever done something for someone which would have overthrown your choices and priorities theirs just yo make them feel good..

In order to surprise someone or make them feel good, have you ever had or been doing something, putting all your efforts in, facing a lot of criticism and yeah, from the person only, whom you are doing it for..

It is really hurting when you like to do something but you didn't pursue it or do it just to make someone feel happy, even worse when they only criticize you..

It become necessary to tell them that you are doing for them as they really don't care and you just keep on hurting yourself..they should know that they must be grateful than being an evil spokes person..


I too am running and struggling for something for someone, and they only criticize me, but I never found courage to tell them that, its them for whom I am running after something..never did I stopped doing that work..nevermind, but thats not right! 

One must say it loud, if he/she is doing and facing stuffs too..not like me, mingling with all ungrateful people yet care for them..

Day 7 The next project! ๐Ÿ˜Š


Ever wondered, what all happens after one dies? I had always being curious to know what happens after death and why we come to live if we have to die one day..since childhood, we get so many interpretations of why we were born and what happens after that like, 

* 'You were with God and then you came to Earth for sometime and then again leave to the almighty, once you are dead'

* 'You are here to explore what human life is about, how humans live..you were a cat or a horse sometime ago in the last life and after your death, you will again take birth as different animals and then become a human after ages, but you won't remember that'

*You are here with purpose to accomplish, once you complete your purpose god will be happy and then you will die one day and get a new life' and many more..



Some says the dead become angels..some say they becomes stars..some says they are always around us watching us keeping and helping us whenever needed.

When I started publishing at Wattpad, two years ago, my first story was, 'The Happy Girl' revolving around a girl named Alex and her family..The second one, which I started alongwith it was 'The Living Building'.. having two brothers in a house..people call it ghost house but it had many beautiful souls living in it..

Yeah, it attracted many eyes and I got my early following because of the plot and three chapters, I published but later, I stopped it..

My bad, I know, believe me.. it was not that I was not having ideas or didn't know the storyline and the set up but I wanted it to be grand and polish myself first and then continue with it..

Nevermind, I would definitely continue it, once I get some more readers and improvised writing skills, I won't let my story look like, written by any beginner..it must be good..

So yeah! After Death? I'm here with an announcement, okhay, it sounds as if I sm popular, haha! So, there is an ongoing 10-Part Series event on Pratilipi, in which I would be writing a short story, ofcourse having 10 parts atleast, having the same thought of 'what after death'..won't reveal much..just that, there will be souls and a story..

I do made a post to those who read me at the app, regarding this event..I mean, I didn't reveal this but do made a commitment that I would upload this 10-part Series, once I published 25 chapters of 'Sharma Verma'!

Yeah, it Backfired as this event will only accept enteries till last week of November, so I got about 30 more days to get 25 chapters published..but its okay! As soon as I got loyal eyes who read, I can write! ๐Ÿ˜Š



Day 6 Review helps!


 Hi there! Today, I was really happy because of two things that happened. Firstly, when I checked my phone after waking up, early morning, okhay! I mean at 7 am..I was having a new follower at Pratilipi and secondly, I got thumbs up for the last two blog post I published by a published author, at one of the sites, I shared blog post at..


I was amazed and surprised too, when I found a review from an real published author. I found the above image under all the posts she made..ofcourse, she also want her and her grand father's books to get reads on amazon and was sharing there, but this is something everyone would agree with..

It really feels good..whenever someone reviews or rates my writing, I too feel so happy..everyone doing something, loves to get appreciated..its true, it take less than five minutes, sometimes more, to review someone's content, but it really helps..

The reader not only helps the author or writer to get how his or her audience is finding his content, but also helps him mentally, he is motivated to write more and yes, eager to improve himself in order to content his readers..

Even I can relate to this, I mean, like I'm no one compared to all those famous published authors, yet I feel the same..whenever there is a comment, which seldom is, hehe! I feel a different type of energy boost and happiness..

All in all, appreciating someone doing something and putting efforts make the person feel happy..one can be the reason for someone's smile and help them grow.

Day 5 That Day will be Ours ๐Ÿ˜Š

 Good..uhm..morning/noon/evening/night! choose according to yourself, haha! Hope you are happy and smiling..you look better when you smile, just saying..yes, day before yesterday, I was stuck and today I published the next chapter of 'Sharma Verma'..๐Ÿ˜Š

I was going through all those mock papers..chapter tests and part tests. I wanted to sort those papers which included questions from those chapters which are going to come in my next test..I attempted all those papers, two years back when I was in Pune..

I was both amazed and disheartened, finding my 'scores, smileys, correct, incorrect, not attempted' on them..Amazed to see how well I scored and attempted them and disheartened with the memories which came to knock my mind with them..

The days and nights, I put in working hard and all the hostel mates, the way we all studies, but very few reached their goal..many are still struggling with the same books, putting more hardwork and still hoping for the best, including me.

We all were 'The Selected Super-50' from our country, but that super is gone somewhere, but yeah! we all are still working, haven't gave up and even won't..

When you struggle, you understand others too..those who are running alongside you, struggling to get better and reach their goal..we all, hostel mates saw each other hustling and believe that one day, the world will be ours..when we will live our aim and those which we dream..

That day will be ours, and yes, always remember what Lieutenant Colonel Anup Kumar Saxena, F/O Indian Airforce Officer Gunjan Sexana said, "FORTUNE NEVER ABANDON HARDWORK".


Day 4 Solitude is blissful..๐Ÿ˜Š

 

Hey there! Ever wondered the difference between 'Alone' and 'Lonely'? A brisk difference which must be darkened so to get the exact meaning..we often use them synonymously, but they are different..Let's see how!


Solitude is Blissful

 

Alone is when, you are happy..you enjoy your own company..you find solitude and peace and thats your choice while Lonely is when you are sad because you are not with other people..you feel emotionally disconnected and you seek happiness..

Solitude is when you find your state blissful and loneliness is state when you find yourself miserable..you want someone to talk with even after being surrounded by a crowd..

Loneliness is when, you feel emotionally drained and want someone who is there, just for you..you couldn't find it okay, sitting alone and enjoying your own company while Solitude, is totally opposite..even if you don't have anyone around, you feel content and relaxed..

Everyone feels lonely at times in their lives but prolonged loneliness can cause one, serious mental issues including depression and anxiety..

Enjoying your own company comes with practice, yeah! People do practice solitude, by sitting alone, without phone and friends, and smiling, being with themselves and observing with their own eyes rather than just seeing what media or mates want one to see..

This whole globe has got so many creatures and then too if someone feels lonely, it won't be wrong for me to state that mankind is a shame then..remember many article starts with words, 'Human is a social animal...' and so on, because we are here for being 'WE'..

Yeah! Why should we care about a stranger, fine! But what about any of your family member is suffering, yes, it can be called 'suffering', from loneliness..we must have good relations among each other..

In the race of getting success and growth, we often leave important lives back, we become too busy that everything happens before us but we couldn't note it and the one who needs you, just sits back in hope that you will definitely talk to them one fine day..

All in all, we are born to be human, we must be connected with people and embrace the ones who are there with us.


-Bhupinder Kaur 

Day 3 Getting stuck while writing..is that okay?

 Hlo guyz! Hope you are doing good..I write everyday..I mean I try to..I had already found my way to get rid of negativity by forming my own world, with my own characters and I love that world of mine..where I'm the creator..



I was a beginner once, I think I'm now too, but there is a change, I have got few to ask me to write next..yeah! they are few, but they are..and I'm really grateful for that..

But today, I felt stuck..I do had my planning and character evolvement ready before I started writing one of my college-life based comedy novel, but putting in words and feeling it as a reader disappointed me..

I did write something new, instead of continuing the former one but haven't added anymore to my novel..I did get a follower today and she wanted me to continue the one which I got stuck on..

I felt like, I shouldn't dishearten her but whats going on, she don't know that..of course! I feel good when someone, who haven't seen me, never met me, want me to progress just by reading my words that too fictioness..

To stay in form, as I said, I did started something new, but won't let it cross my novel..I thought, instead of giving up and feeling stuck, I must move on for a bit of time and then continue with all new inspiration..

If you do write, you can relate to what I'm saying, no!

Its okay to feel stuck at times, be it your life or writing, what matters is how you charge yourself up again for the same which made you feel stuck..instead of sitting idle or keeping focus on the hurdle, ignore it for sometime and then come again with a bit of new experience and mindset..re chatting yourself is must at times..

I'm sure, I'll never dishearten any of my reader and gear up again in few days with my novel..even if there is one reader waiting..but there IS..and that's what someone who write wants..๐Ÿ˜Š


The photo above, the one I added is of Shizuka from a ghibli movie, 'Whispers of the Heart'..one of my hostel mate adviced me to watch whenever I manage to, as it was based on a emerging writer..and I did that..

Day 2 Its all in our hands.

 Ever thought of growing up what you are today? Ever thought that you would be like what you are now..the way you behave..the way you talk and walk..we just grew up, no? 

But yeah! At every important milestone of our lifeline, we made some decisions..decisions which were worth it, worth mentioning and worth remembering..

Every time we face something new to decide upon, we act differently..sometimes, we just decided with all assurance within seconds and sometimes we get confused, we find it difficult..

No matter what happens then or now, all we must keep in mind is that one decision, be it a minor one or a major one, it will affect us for a long time..

It matters..how and where the single decision would take you..makes a big difference..so its all in our hands.


-Bhupinder Kaur

Day 1 Won't add anything to the 'Never Happening Wish List' ๐Ÿ˜Š

 Hi there! Yesterday just after the post, I stepped out of the faded room of mine, honestly, its like after 2 months since we shifted to a new place..people do exist, haha!!

There was a couple preparing for their kid's birthday party and other kids was whispering to each other..roaming around for what they were going to gift the birthday girl with..when are they going to get in, is mamma going to accompany them, will they get the balloons and all those curious smiles were lovely..

For a moment, I wished to join those strangers but you know, I wasn't invited..they didn't even know me..I remembered when we were asked to go to someone's party, I would always be the one to refuse the very first among my siblings and rather enjoy a movie at home or simply sleep..so boring!

And now when I am all grown up, I want to get into someone's party..dance and sing..irritate someone or do some nasty stuff and then get embarassed, we people, to act cool or sophisticated, actually miss all those things that normally kids do..and so was me..

You know, going to someone else's home and then pick something from the serving had been my dream, although I hate when any kid do that but that's just a wish..acting stubborn before someone to get something done just like those mama's boy and daddy's girls do..getting hurt and cry aloud to get attention, I never did that all..I wasn't made to..but yeah, I don't even like that..

But nevermind, its gone already but we can make amends anytime, no! Living in the moment is what everyone advise and we too know well, but just for the sake of the way we will be seen by people around us, we opt to act good, suppressing our happiness..

Sometimes parents too make their kids grow up so fine and make them behave so well, especially, the strict parents (just like ours)  that the kids someday in future wish to have some memories of them being idiot..although their etiquettes are there deep in their blood, but the wish is wish..

Lets keep it simple, we know well..no one is going to remember us..no one is going to keep a note for what we did on this day or that minute and no one is going to ever get the time back for us..so better to do whatever you want to..

The thing you would suppress today would add to your 'never happening wish list' and asusual you will be boring and all we need is to live once and that too fully..at tue end we can't count our never sparkled stars..



Daily Journaling ๐Ÿ˜Š

 

Hlo readers! I hope you are doing good. Well, after a long long break, I had again picked up a writing challenge and that will be pretty cool..DAILY PUBLIC JOURNALING! 



Yes, I know journals are meant to be private, but you know what? I had been doing it from very long and again this time, Just like the '10-Days Writing Challenge' I took writing Letters on some prompts from a random picture, I got from search..I want this time again to practice a bit of consistency..atleast in writing my stuffs..

Yeah, so public journaling would be fun, It would be like daily vlogging, not with a camera but a pen..oh! Typing keyboard of my smartphone..

Just because, I made it public, it became special so yeah, I would be consistent in that way..would focus more on needful and ofcourse, I seldom lie so just for writing truth at the end of the day, I would be doing necessary, no!

Someone suggested me to start journaling to relief stress..I do it but not on daily basis..but now I think I will be regular..And can also grow my blog..

So I think, this would help me or someone around the world as I write social..I write observing..I write nature..I write motivation..I write inspiration and ofcourse, I too write Fiction!!

STAY TUNED!!


-Bhupinder Kaur

India or Bharat!?

Hello Indians/ Bharatwasiyon, recently a word play was in headlines. Honestly, it appeared nothing more than an utmost useless and time taking issue and that was about the name of our country. Should it be INDIA or BHARAT?




The youth must have find this an illogical point to stress upon and provide opinions on as most of us are now studying in a developing country with NCERTs. Our school textbooks have 'Constitution's Preamble' in their early parts, so we are well aware that be it INDIA or BHARAT, we the citizen of our diverse country have to make sure to have respect for our country and inspire to be an asset for our country.

But yeah, there is a word that can also be line in the word play but that could gain way better audience and controversies, haha! And that's 'HINDUSTAN'.

I know, I know, that came from the sanskrit name of Indus river, 'Sindhu' then the Persians designated the land around the Indus River as 'Hindu', a mispronunciation of the Sanskrit sindhu..I know that well.

But think about it, this word, 'HINDUSTAN', it would have also appeared in the so called wordplay in the recent BREAKING NEWS, no? As its obvious this would have given them more content and entertainment..we know well our country is not only about Hindi or with Hindus, we are DIVERSE and thats what make us different, we have got many religions..Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Parsis and many more, so the name shouldn't be Hindustan only our country is a STHAN for many religions having many languages and cultures, but..but..but, this word wasn't there..

I know, this illogical fight against two ruling parties which attracted many idle Indians oh! Bharatwasis too, was regarding the official name of our country and you know why? Just to cover up something, that must be way more important..

And our beloved 'MEDIA' supports this wholeheartedly, some because, they know people like entertainment more than infotainment and some in competition with the formers, this is what always happens, media shows and make these types of useless topics a hype covering those which our really worth it. Here I'm saying for those who really does..

We very well can examine the histories, in the tenure of a year before or completed after the elections, Border News are highlighted and yeah, 'JUNG KE HALAT' or 'DANGE' comes to the screen, because they are original, these issues are worth mentioning and every Indian/Bharatwasi get united, but then comes THE POLITICS and elections are over or the ruling party enjoys..

I'm sure, till the next elections, many other illogical issues like INDIA-BHARAT name will come up to get people engage and then in the last three months before the General election, the BREAKING will get Indians emotionally attach to either our DEFENCE or WOMEN and Then the credits will be taken by the loudspeakers and mikes..

It would be better if we, the youth, ignore some issues that appear in the headlines where each one will wake up sooner or later, put forward their opinions and in the end, nothing is going to change and even it changes the opinions won't get you some good, as for learning from debates or opinions too, one need a logical and worthing topic. It would be better if we use our time to know and learn about whats going around globe BUT from souces where information would win over entertainment AND you wouldn't end up having stupid rather confusing opinions regarding the issue and your country.


-Bhupinder Kaur


Just a post..which one are you?

 

Hey there! I just came across a post on a social site and it really touched..Honestly this post of mine can make me learn it for lifetime so yeah, this is not my own one, okhay? But the way I would present is mine ๐Ÿ˜

They say, a daughter came stressed and dull to her father asking for why is life and outcomes so cruel to her..why isn't everything bright after a long struggle and hardships..

The father was a chef, he took her to the kitchen and got three pots placed on the gas stove and switched it on after putting in water to boil..He put a potato in one, egg in the other and some coffee beans in the third one..

The girl was impatiently waiting for what her father need to tell her. After a long wait of  20 minutes, the father took out all the three pieces of food out in three different plates..

He tool each one of them and explained something to her..with the potato, he pressed and showed her telling her that it became soft and lost its hardness..

He took the egg, peeled it and told her that its covering became soft and see it is not going to flow at cracking, it took a shape and a became usable..

He took the coffee and described her how it melted and gave an soothing aroma becoming excellent..

He asked her, which one of the three are you..a potato, an egg or the coffee beans? When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? 

She smiled..her father explained her, all three faced the same adversity, 'the boiling water' but each one reacted differently, the potato was hard and unrelenting but became soft and weak, the egg was fragile but came out hard, and the coffee beans were unique..after being exposed the water, They changed the water and created something new.



Moral: In Life, things happen around us..things happen to us but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

Letter to someone you are thinking about..

 Letter to someone I'm thinking about..

 


Dear A.J.K,

      I hope you are fine..your family is happy..your daughter is pristine and your novels are going good! 

I don't know why I keep missing you..we talked two years ago and I probably miss you everyday. I know you think about everyone just like me.. you do care a lot without expecting.. and above all you are always busy..

That's true that we both are passionate about reading in writing and that's also true that I haven't read all your novels ๐Ÿ™ˆ I am honest.. but why I think about you I really don't know.. whenever I read anything of your writings..the entire days goes with your name in my head, you know me, right! the people who cares for me are there on my head like crown and you did once..

You are selfless and pristine..just like you said, you'll be always there..I'll also be there for you..although I know am not that old to be a free helper/advisor for you..but can be there at any corner where you can knock me if you ever miss me..

Your's ๐Ÿ‘ป












Letter to a stranger..

Letter to a stranger..



 


Dear stranger..


I'm someone you don't know, ha! Ha!! Hope this letter finds you well. Hope you are happy and if you are not, so please fake it for me. Just for one minute, eventually you will start feeling good, that's a secret! ๐Ÿคซ 

Hope you have got a blissful family that loves you a lot. Hope you are doing great, and if you are not, take a chill pill, as this time will pass on. Hope you get what you are in search of..hope your potential will be awarded..hope your life flows like electrogram, yet you stay strong and always smile.

Stay happy! Keep smiling! 

Your smiles can sometimes make someone's day.


- No one!! ๐Ÿ˜Š

Letter to my best friend..

 

Letter to my best friend.





I don't have any best friends, But yes! I got friends, not many but they can be counted on fingers.  I got at least 3 classmates cum friends in each of my schools.  I don't think the one from primary school would have remembered me ever but secondary and senior secondary can be counted. 

In class 5th, I got a bench mate, who honestly would have tolerated me as I use to pinch him every time his stuff crosses the dividing line we made on our desk. I don't know if he would remember me now but it's okay, right?

In high school, I got three idiots..supporters..brothers and yes I was their caretaker, I mean who gets punished by teachers because of the wrongdoings of her friends, and that too those who blackmail her that they won't let her study and stay with her like ghosts. The 'Punjabi students' the four of us, including me and the three 'now good-looking' clowns, were honestly an entertainment show for those 40 minutes every four days a week for three years. Miss you RRV!

In senior secondary, I got a friend who was crazy for Neha Kakkar, and I remember we use to sing until someone from our class shuts us up. The other three, two simple and special girls and one lot of much-sincere topper of our class were those with whom I spent almost all the 20 minutes' recess for 4 years, god we were mates for so long..there were 'Champu', yes a truly showy yet dumbo friend who was there for just one and half year, I suppose but we all missed his idiotic things.

You all are there and will be up in the cerebrum always to make me smile or now maybe to feel proud and take credit someday. Here is a letter in common.


Dear friends,

You all are there, that's a relief. You are alive, that's also a relief. You are doing good in yourcolleges, that's a surprise! You all are now well-built and somehow got attractive, that's a jaw-dropping fact. You are sensible now ๐Ÿ˜‚

Please don't be ever honest with someone on the very first meet, or else you won't ever get their attention as you all are honestly weird. Please be always playful just like you were in school days, season changes..years pass on..people come and go..but your past can't be changed, and if there were sweet-sour memories, they must be embraced because you also know well, school friends are friends, after that, you step in the battlefield of life with competitors and colleagues, right!

Keep smiling! Stay blessed! And just once in a while call any of your friends, believe me, the conversation won't end up in 10 minutes and your worries will get aside as the memories will shade them up!

Your's... 

Can't even add the names you people gave me, so cruel of you all ๐Ÿ˜•

Letter to my siblings..

 Letter to my siblings..




Dear ๐Ÿฑ & ๐Ÿถ,


I know you don't like me and I know you love me. Although the above image doesn't suit my case..they say that I was adopted and my parents say the same to make them win. It's no doubt that you both are 6 years younger than me but it is also 'the' fact that you are more cruel and cunning than me.

Honestly, you are very..very..very privileged than me.. but I also know what you think when you are compared to me for being less sincere and not focused on life, but it's okay you know at the end of the day I am the one who asks for pen and pencils from you and sometimes money too. 

No matter how successful I will be the richest will be you too only, nevermind, just get a bit serious about your studies..you are going to face your board examination soon and get something to do in life rather than just fighting and making fun of each other and me too. Anyway, you got my back always. I will be your Doraemon.. I believe tell me the time you become someone's Doraemon ๐Ÿค—


Honestly, you both were not adopted rather you were picked up from rag ๐Ÿ˜‚.

Letter to my parents..

 Letter to my parents..




Dear parents,

I know this time is hard..but this will also go on..I know we got many problems right now, but these all will definitely sort out one day..definitely that one day will come soon..

Just keep smiling..and stay positive..although its really hard but believe me one day I will sort everything and you will be happy again..

Letter to my future-self..

Letter to my future-self..




THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD..FUTURE IS STILL A MYSTERY!



Dear Anu,

I hope you are smiling and living every moment.. I hope you had learnt a lot till now and you will continue with it. I know you had learnt a lots of lessons..had done lots of mistakes..had faced a lots of failure yet you are smiling.

Always remember your priorities..your family is much lovable than money or any sort of pleasure you would have got or will get ever. I believe you got Rank - 1 for any of your stories atleast once.

Keep writing, no matter how hard your profession is..remember why you started it. You do have grown maturer and ideal, but stay playful and pristine always..


I don't know, how would I act after reading this one in future, may be after years..Time is really something..it got a lot of powers..I think we should respect it ๐Ÿ˜



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 Hello everybody! Hope you are doing good. A few minutes ago, I was, as usually, sitting quiet, mingled with my thoughts, and noticed someth...