Have you ever wondered?

I wonder and wander cocooned in my prized thoughts, almost but not quiet oblivious to the distraction of the mob rushing by as it moves down the road.

They're each desperate to be on their way, frantic to catch the bus, get to the bakers before the last loaf is sold or just reluctant to be caught behind anyone else making their way down the street at a slower, more sedate pace. They’ve no time to wonder, to pause or even to slow down for a split second, for any delay could keep them from their dream or goal - feet up on the couch in front of the TV, soaking weary limbs in a warm bath, or telling their boss where he can stuff his job before leaving forever.

And so they weave their way around me like a school of fish in some tropical water way riding the warm currents, on the lookout for some tasty snack passing by in the flow, no conscious thought to dream or wonder they’re driven on by instinct and habit, primeval desire.

 

The sparks and bursts of energy, which each represent the ideas and actions coursing through their nervous system, a million thoughts shooting from their brains to their limbs in every millisecond and driving them forward. This is the stuff of imagination and thought, dreams and speculation, wondering and wonderment.

So am I all that different to any of them, are my thoughts and conjectures so very different from everyone else’s, any greater than my fellow travellers, the fish in the sea or the electrons and microbes in the conscious mass of life.  

I wonder and wander but my thoughts escaped too fleeting a fast for even my silver grey mind to hold onto for long. What was I thinking about?