Observing

Have any of you looked at the sky today? No, I don't mean a brief glimpse to frown at the weather, I mean actually looked?

The answer is probably no. Everyone walks around, consumed in their own business, darting from place to place. All the while, looking down, rarely above eye level. Why is this? When it means that we miss so much.

For some reason today, whilst lost in my own thoughts, walking to university, I looked up. There is of course that this is due to the fact I have ridiculous hair and therefore hampered peripheral vision meaning I have to physically move my head. But whatever the cause, I'm glad I did. It wasn't just the vivid blue sky, but also the buildings! When walking along the high street, do any of you look up and beyond the sign of whatever shop it is you happen to be passing? Well you should, there are some things really not to be missed.

As I sit here in my lecture writing this post, which I will later put down online, listening to the professor who sounds much like Tom Hanks, I realise how odd this sounds. I don't mean for you to walk along with your head in the clouds, but just to take a couple of moments on your journey to really look at where you are.

Is this why some people actually /enjoy/ walking places? Am I going to become one of these people? Well you know what, maybe it wouldn't be all so bad.