Sydney has a very pleasant weather today. (I have never understood how "warm and sunny" is better than "slightly dark and cloudy".) Just as I was thinking about this, the not-so-uncommon thought came: "what if all days were pleasant like this?"
First response my mind gave to that thought was something very common: if all days were like this, there won't be nothing "pleasant" about this weather. And then came another (not-so-new to me) revelation. I start to want this weather for everyday precisely when I am not thinking about the weather I am oh-so-happy about! I reckon the thought process goes like this:
First response my mind gave to that thought was something very common: if all days were like this, there won't be nothing "pleasant" about this weather. And then came another (not-so-new to me) revelation. I start to want this weather for everyday precisely when I am not thinking about the weather I am oh-so-happy about! I reckon the thought process goes like this:
- Nice weather. Happy about it for a few moments. (Ain't it weird to be happy or unhappy about something like weather?)
- Mind goes "I like this weather. Remember that bright sunny day that came in the middle of last week? I hated it. I'm glad the good weather is back now."
- "That bad weather last week... it's so bad I don't want it again. I know it's gonna be here in another month when summer starts. But I don't want it. I want it to remain like this forever."
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