....pause....

what is a pause? a moment of rest, a break from the ongoing, an instant when everything that was going on naturally could be changed. it can come when you least expect it. in between songs of your favourite band being played on your mp3 player, in a movie hall to give you a chance to go out and buy popcorn, between chores designed to keep yourself busy all day long, between words directed at you, between the seconds marked by the clocks ominous ticking from one mark to the next, between human beings trying to connect.
what if this pause could be extended to last an eternity? from the viewpoint of the one who could or would like to invoke such a pause, time would probably slow down, well it might even stop. a pause, a break, a chance to see, an opportunity to feel, to really know what is going on around you. you have come across a multitude of pauses all through life. a short pause by your mum when you cut your knee at age 5. a deep one from your maths teacher when you gave the wrong answer in class 8 algebra. a suggestive one when your doctor brother eulogised his profession and asked you what you want to be. a sad one from your father when you didnt get a good job. a pause from someone that broke your heart. we have seen them come in various shapes, sizes and types.
imagine that exact moment, when a pause has been directed at you, aiming your brain and heart and god knows what else. what if you could freeze time right then, pause it long enough to go through the situation a bit more thoroughly. we move so fast in life that we often overlook the small gaps in time where beauty exists, happiness rules. the speed of life numbs our senses and our perceptions blind us from the realm of tranquility, of possibilities. the beauty of a pause, lies in the fact that, it is a pause, a blank, a null waiting to be filled up by you the very next moment and in doing so you would be the one directing the future. the opportunity provided right there in front of you, for a change, for you to fill the space, flood the blanks, by a simple pause. all you need to do is stop for a moment and look around. when all you can see is black and ugly, pause, the most beautiful things are waiting where you least expect them to be, hidden in time.