let's be sentimental today...

hello.

i went to the library today, during my free period.

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i thought about rules.

ever wondered why are we so obedient civilised?

why are we so much more different than animals...

besides the 1% of our brain being wired differently than them.

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yes, 

we're taught to follow a certain list of dos and don'ts when we encounter some situations in our daily lives.

but not all rules, we obey and follow.

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so how did we decide which are relevant and which are otherwise?

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beyond these walls,

students, staff, cleaners, and visitors hustle and bustle away...

chasing after time, after work, after tests, after assignments.

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it's strange,

how all these tension and noise could be separated from tranquility by a mere piece of glass ( and metals and cement)

it made me feel like i'm in a different world altogether, suddenly introduced to such a quiet place,

without people pacing across the hallway every second, afraid that they'll be late to whatever that they're heading for.

without people shouting, giggling, rambling loudly.

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nothing.

i could hear myself think, and it's like nothing i've felt before.

i'm always alone (physically) at home, yet, i've never experienced myself being this conscious about my surrounding, and is actually aware enough to observe everything around me.

maybe i wasn't the only one feeling this way,

in fact, maybe, all of us have experienced and liked such peacefulness that we've unconsciously made a promise to each other to respect the silence of this sanctuary we nonchalantly called the Library.

the same goes to mosques, temples, kuils, churches and other religious buildings...
it's the serenity that it gives us...
and we return its good deed by respecting the building, even if it's nothing more than a structure made up of ceramic, and dyes.
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every few minutes i'd look up,
feeling grateful that everything i've seen in the past few moment,
stayed the same, positions unchanged.
everything stood still.
stationary.
occasionally i'd look out the window,
and imagine the warmth from the sun's rays on my skin, while my body rests under the cool air from the air conditioning.
and it made me feel calm and good about myself.

i have a feeling that i'll be stopping by the library a lot more often.

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