This morning, for some reason, as I was roaming around my room (it is a bright Sunday morning) I just glanced at the mirror without intending to do so, in fact I was thinking about chores I had to carry out through the day, listening to songs, and so, I was distracted. This glance suddenly turned into a stare as I started to actually look closely into the mirror, peeking down my throat, deep into my eyes, noticing the blackheads on my nose, I realised that I have aged, not because I looked especially old, but because I saw a difference, a difference in how my face looked from the last time I really looked at it, not in a hurry while rushing downstairs to board the office cab or before going out, checking out an outfit, making sure I look presentable, but this time I really stopped to take a look, a slow non rushed examination of sorts. I was fascinated by the number of things I noticed on my own face which I generally wouldn't.

It made me think, out of things we do everyday, how few of them involve us really letting our mind into them, really letting a thought cultivate as opposed to flying through this fast paced checklist of to dos and tasks, almost auto piloting our entire day. Made me realise how important it is to slow down and really see things around you, your own-self once in a while in the extremely fast paced lives we are living. The gaps would widen with time, there would be parts of your life and your self that your memory wouldn't account for because you never stopped to take a look, a look to reflect on the peculiarities that comprise your identity.

Anyway, gotta go plan my day out now :)