Musing 3

 It's 10:24 PM. I am back after a 30 minute walk, drenched in sweat. October heat, is it?  I could have nonchalantly scrolled through the social media apps on my phone now, but I've postponed it till the power is back and I can switch on the air conditioner. Also, my wifi doesn't work without electricity.Do the people without ACs go on walks? Ofcourse! I think they scroll through reels ignoring the heat. 

Although I have power back up at my place, I am sitting in darkness. No, not to mask the darkness of my soul, (or even future) but to avoid insects and flies. 

The entire neighborhood is engulfed in darkness, and silence. I cannot even hear the kid with the French Harp. She's no good at it. Someone gave me a keyboard when I was little. I was no good either. 

It's 10:47 PM now. Still no electricity. I can hear crickets now. Not that they weren't there before, I just hear them now. How easily do we select and focus our concious on certain things, while ignoring others. Do crickets feel the October heat? 

My phone screen locked itself. Apparently I was just staring at the screen. I had to unlock it. I can stare at it for some more time.

A folk song is playing somewhere far. The ceiling fan's sound seems to be in sync with it. It is not so silent here after all. Has it always been this noisy?

I know the lyrics of the song. Surprising! I am not a native. I like the song. Should I learn this lang...

Oh the power is back. My phone tings with a notification. A friend has shared 7 memes. 

I've switched on the conditioner, all set to scroll through my feed. Goodnight.