How many things do you know of that can be more than one thing at the same time? It could be a state of mind in which you are cluless about what to do, or maybe that time when your friend was rambling about things you weren't even interested about. It could be a game of wills of karma and yourself, where you both have absolutely nothing to do. You could be haunted by it while you were staring out of the window and plagued with it during the history lesson. If you still haven't guessed what I'm talking about, I'll do the honours and spell it out for you. B-O-R-E-D-O-M.
I know you know your spellings, but what if I said boredom and you thought it was boardom, the land of boars? If only the term boredom could be so easy to figure out. It's simple enough to say "I'm bored" but the reasons why one is bored aren't that boring at all. Like the other day, in college, I saw a group of guys socialising and I wanted to socialize as well. But I had talked to all the girls already, and everyone like me, had pretty much nothing interesting to talk about. Needless to say, I kept staring at different people, maybe took a couple of videos and ended up listening to tit bits of various conversations without meaning to.
I kept on thinking of how to define bored when the light bulb in my head switched on and I realised that dictionaries existed. I found out that 'bored' is similar to dull, tired or a cause of petty annoyance. Now my initial irritation (of not being able to define that word) turned into amusement. It's funny how human beings have slowly drifted away from the real meaning of being bored. Yes, being bored is still used when you are tired, feeling dull, gloomy and annoyed at the world for no particular reason. But we have taken it to a whole new level.
Is this becoming too much of English stuff now? :P
But seriously, sometimes I envy kids. I envy their curiosity, their ability to find every small thing interesting. A small thing like making funny faces would make them laugh. To them, everything that happens is new, different and enticing. I doubt they ever get run out of things to do. They're busy staring around and figuring things out. If we, as in people of my age and older people, let's say see a new phone which shows you stuff in 3D, we'll surely be impressed. But maybe not as impressed or mixed with wonder and confusion as a six year old would be when he/she would find out that a balloon can fly on its own.
A last thought. Would not studying in the initial stages of life help us in a twisted way? If, for a certain number of years, a person isn't made to study, does that mean that person will end up answering unanswered questions and see the world through fresh eyes?
Kanksha :)
This post is pretty short. But I'd end up extending things for no reason otherwise. Thanks for reading, as always. :D
I know you know your spellings, but what if I said boredom and you thought it was boardom, the land of boars? If only the term boredom could be so easy to figure out. It's simple enough to say "I'm bored" but the reasons why one is bored aren't that boring at all. Like the other day, in college, I saw a group of guys socialising and I wanted to socialize as well. But I had talked to all the girls already, and everyone like me, had pretty much nothing interesting to talk about. Needless to say, I kept staring at different people, maybe took a couple of videos and ended up listening to tit bits of various conversations without meaning to.
I kept on thinking of how to define bored when the light bulb in my head switched on and I realised that dictionaries existed. I found out that 'bored' is similar to dull, tired or a cause of petty annoyance. Now my initial irritation (of not being able to define that word) turned into amusement. It's funny how human beings have slowly drifted away from the real meaning of being bored. Yes, being bored is still used when you are tired, feeling dull, gloomy and annoyed at the world for no particular reason. But we have taken it to a whole new level.
Is this becoming too much of English stuff now? :P
But seriously, sometimes I envy kids. I envy their curiosity, their ability to find every small thing interesting. A small thing like making funny faces would make them laugh. To them, everything that happens is new, different and enticing. I doubt they ever get run out of things to do. They're busy staring around and figuring things out. If we, as in people of my age and older people, let's say see a new phone which shows you stuff in 3D, we'll surely be impressed. But maybe not as impressed or mixed with wonder and confusion as a six year old would be when he/she would find out that a balloon can fly on its own.
A last thought. Would not studying in the initial stages of life help us in a twisted way? If, for a certain number of years, a person isn't made to study, does that mean that person will end up answering unanswered questions and see the world through fresh eyes?
Kanksha :)
This post is pretty short. But I'd end up extending things for no reason otherwise. Thanks for reading, as always. :D
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