Sublime | Laura Spencer
I was the end of a long day, and I still had a ton of homework to do. My roomate was already working busily on her math problems. As I came in, she looked up from her book and we exchanged mutual grimaces of sympathy. I dropped my bag off in my room, fixed myself a snack, and then I too sat down near my roomate and applied myself to my homework. We sat in near silence. Both absorbed in our own worlds, our thoughts miles away from that room.
After a time, I looked up and suddenly was filled with the most amazing sensation of calm and content. I laughed softly in suprise. My roomate glanced up at me, and I could tell, she felt it too. She said, "Isn't it crazy that we can be so perfectly happy just to sit and do homework?" I grinned back at her, and we went on with our work. The silence pooled out around us in slow ripples. In that moment, my roomate and I, though studying completely different subjects, and without speaking, were closer than we have ever been. It was as if we had achieved a momentary unity with one another and the world around us.
After a time, I looked up and suddenly was filled with the most amazing sensation of calm and content. I laughed softly in suprise. My roomate glanced up at me, and I could tell, she felt it too. She said, "Isn't it crazy that we can be so perfectly happy just to sit and do homework?" I grinned back at her, and we went on with our work. The silence pooled out around us in slow ripples. In that moment, my roomate and I, though studying completely different subjects, and without speaking, were closer than we have ever been. It was as if we had achieved a momentary unity with one another and the world around us.
posted by Anonymous | 9:38 PM
1 Comments:
I know how you feel. There is always so much pressure to be busy and have stuff to do and have all of these great thoughts that you have to tell to the world. It is amazing that two people can be in a room and not say anything, but say so much. I hope that makes sense.
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