Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
Hey..
I hope all of you are doing well…!
Another one of the days I woke up with a weird/ sad dream early in the morning and I spent half an hour penning it all down,
As I recollected it from my memory halfway through my morning routine like brushing and freshening myself up…!
If it would be possible for me I’d upload it as an evening post today itself…!
And if i didn’t just think it needed more refining and it will be made as a post some other day…!
It’s 7:23 in the morning as I’m writing this…!
There’s something I wanted to ask this world…!
—
Do people still read books…?
Or,
Something like this,
A WordPress blog from a random person…!?
Because I have many people in my vicinity who would rather watch some shorts or consume media in the form of reels or something like that because the attention span has hit an all-time low…!
To the point that I haven’t seen children reading a book,
The plain textbooks that are the mandate for getting the basic education—
It feels like even those are a chore to them;
This genuinely makes me feel worried a whole lot about our coming generations;
And;
How we adults are actively taking down the world with us…!
Would it ever be sustainable for those who come through us or will come through us in the near future…!
(Gibran reference there…)
Well,
It’s this fear that will spark some change within me to make an effort towards improving their lives,
No matter how insignificant it may feel on a broader perspective;
But if a single child develops this love for reading;
My task would be accomplished…!
Coming back to the prompt…!
Animal I compare myself to and the reason thereof…!
Well,
I am stuck between two animals that I would compare myself with—
It would be
An owl 🦉
And
A tortoise 🐢
A common feature that they both share is that they are considered wise;
The owl because of the abilities which they possess,
Working swiftly to catch their prey,
And in the middle of the night when the entire world is asleep…!
Tortoise because of their sheer dedication to achieve what they want and with those trunk like feet they move each step towards their goal…!
Well both of them possess wisdom in their fields and do what they have in their minds with excellence…!
There are drawbacks too;
Owl is practically blind during the day and it stays hidden until the sun sets when this normal world gets to rest;
And the tortoise reaching from point A to point B takes so much time that in that duration maybe several of hours pass…!
Even though they have their significant drawbacks;
Those are overshadowed when it comes to their abilities…!
And that is what I want you all to think;
Despite being practically blind they live their lives, have their offsprings and raise their young ones…!
Same goes for the tortoise,
They achieve their goals no matter what by being consistent with the efforts that they make…!
Teaching us two valuable lessons;
Even though the world is coded to be active when the entire world is;
It doesn’t mean that you are any less than those who are around you..!
Maybe you possess some skills that activate when you are away from everyone;
Or
You can work significantly more than those who are around you and keep your dedication going on for longer than anyone around you…!
This world is a blank slate and everyone has some skills that work that they uncover as they grow and explore themselves…!
Until the growth and exploration doesn’t stop nothing can stop you ever…!
So—
Keep on growing and exploring..!
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
Waakiye 
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