Clean water from a tap is something you’ll only notice if it stops. Notice it now.
REFLECTION
WHAT THIS MEANS
Infrastructure is designed to be invisible, and when it works there is no reason to think about it. That is also why it is almost impossible to feel grateful for, because nothing prompts you. Noticing before it fails takes a deliberate act, since the ordinary case gives you no signal at all. A great deal of what holds up your day is like that.
Tonight, when you fill a glass, give it two seconds of real attention. Then think of one invisible thing that keeps your week running and thank whoever maintains it if you can reach them. The person who drives you places counts.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
When did you last think about the water from your tap?
MORE IN PERCEPTION & ATTENTION
- Attention works like a flashlight. Whatever you point it at gets brighter, and the rest of the room goes dark.
- Taste is the ability to distinguish what impresses you from what stays with you.
- Stars aren’t all white. Look closely and some are reddish or bluish. Most things are less plain than they look at first.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.