Slow Down . Slowed Down

I am walking much slowly now. Not really out of choice, but out of circumstance. Heh.. The nerve at the back of my right knee hurts badly and I simply can't walk fast. 就是使不出『凌波微步』. Hence, I am walking slowly ( and gracefully :p ) to minimize the awkward limping in my advancement. People actually think I am just tired, as they noticed my unusual walking speed. I never walked that slowly.

I don't rush from place to place now.
I have slowed down.
And magically, I am more aware of the little details along my every journey.
I saw crack-lines on walls, taking the shape of some pictures, I had never noticed.
I noticed the stares of the tortoises (at me) in the pond whenever I walked past.
I didn't know the plants we have here actually flowered in pretty colours.
Unmistakably, that is the scent of that kind of flower.
The cob-web at that corner seemed to have suggested something. Mm…
Erps.. And that is how he wears his pants.
Oh what's that I saw? A hole along the fence!
And, oh dear, how he has aged …

Along with a slowly walking speed, comes with more thinking space.
I gave thoughts to many things, many issues in just one day. Mm…
Did I walk too fast in the past, and thus missing many things along the journey?
How silly I was, thinking I was helping but actually causing more hurt.
How naïve I was, thinking I could make a difference when their beliefs are already so deep-rooted.
How simple-minded I was, thinking I have changed when I am still repeatedly making the same mistake…

I don’t mind being simple-minded if I can really change for the better.
I don’t mind being naïve if I can really make a difference to anyone.
I don’t mind being silly if I can really provide assistance to people around me…

~ Caught Speeding ~
Maybe, being fast may not necessarily always lead us anywhere safely? Heh..