ㅤPerseverance II
When I was returning home from work, I saw a cat peeping. The cat was very seriously looking at something, not aware of me standing next to it. Maybe it was watching and following it. I couldn’t help, but capture this moment with my mobile camera. A cat observes and pursues it, when something moves and catches its attention.
Feline musk follows
a tail of a question. My
third eye, her neurons.
Kids are curious and eager to learn many new things. With age, this habit slowly dies. There is no age limit to learn new things. When we start a new course, after the end of the talk, the instructor encourages to ask questions. We are told — Don’t be shy. Ask questions. Once, a University Professor who delivered a talk in our college told us that, he was more afraid of the nursery school children than his PhD. students. He said kids are less scared of their teachers and ask more questions. A toddler learns to walk, holding a support. Takes one step at a time. We are instructed to proceed with baby steps. We cannot succeed overnight. The progress is with time. When you hit rock bottom, giving up seems the only choice.
One who is curious — asks more questions. Looks for answers. When we need to achieve a goal, we try again and again without giving up. This means practice would make us better.
An ant’s mighty crawl
up a hill, or a descent
perhaps. Orpheus.
This haibun is part of the Hands in Haibun collaboration. This fine non-fictive observation, blended with insights was written by Ashwini. Visit the original post at:
