In hindsight, I wish I had not booked the aisle seat.

Maybe there is nothing but the the cold reception to see? Well there is one’s self.

Hakodate - Calm (Warm, write about the lady I met at the park) and lonely Tokyo - Busy (Is that what makes it cold? Is it the people or the place?) Transition is similar to how I’m going from a trip to a year filled with repsponsibilities, dreams, passions and people.

Days have been long, despite being short. The world screams out for more, but I don’t feel the same. That’s how we know. That’s all we know.

Introspect

Comfort

Self.

Is one’s self what decides what to do and say, given a circumstance? If so, is one’s self is nothing but their past? Being one’s self is comfort. Momentary comfort, that is.

Familiarity. Personal preferences I wish to find some comfort in the panic.

Introspect

For every withered leaf that gets stepped on, there’s another budding on the same branch. For every withered leaf I step on, I wonder, Is constantly wishing for my ‘self’ to be replaced with another without this thought might

The sun sets on its own, we’ll be okay. We’re brought The end is not unveiled yet and what can’t be perceived is mostly feared. Panic might find a way, it has, so far. I’m grateful to find comfort in the panic.

Gratitude

Having ‘choice’ is a blessing. Giving self, the power to choose, is a previledge. Acknowledging this insight is a present.

Delusion

Consistently clocking a million minutes on happy music every year doesn’t make one a happy person. Turns out, one’s self might not be a block that you push, rather a spring, that expects to be pulled harder every other time you let it go.

Extrospect

Allospect

People are more alike than one might think.

Expression

Tear up this town. The teary eye knows the clarity lost is clarity gained.

Prospect

This old lady next to me on the window seatsees me getting curious about something, while looking at the monitor in front of me from the cockpit view, and puts up the blinds of the airplane window. Although it was bright and blinding, being someone who loves the dark, I was annoyed at an instant. my ‘self’ was quick to judge, but its time to close the laptop and enjoy Mt.Fuji the cute lady was showing me.

Sitting beside me, the elderly woman in the window seat noticed my curiosity piqued by the cockpit’s monitor view. Without a word, she lifted the airplane window blind. The sudden brightness was almost blinding, a stark contrast to the darkness I usually prefer, sparking a flicker of annoyance within me. However, my initial self-centered judgment quickly dissolved as I realized she was kindly pointing out the majestic view of Mt. Fuji. In that moment, I decided to shut my laptop, embracing the breathtaking scene she shared. Unanticipatedly, the aisle seat bestowed upon me an unexpected blessing.

Although it was blinding, Maybe the aisle seat is a blessing I did not foresee.

Words to use

Retrospect - Looking back at the past. Prospect - Looking forward to the future. Insight - The ability to understand something deeply. Foresight - The ability to anticipate future needs or problems. Hindsight - Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened. Perception - The way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted. Visionary - Thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom. Clarity - The quality of being clear, in thought, vision, or understanding. Myopia - Short-sightedness, both literally and in planning or thinking. Envision - To imagine as a future possibility. Illuminate - To light up, brighten, or make clear. Glimpse - A momentary or partial view. Blindspot - An area where a person lacks understanding or insight. Panorama - An unbroken view of a whole region. Revelation - A surprising and previously unknown fact. Focus - The center of interest or activity. Transparency - The characteristic of being easy to see through. Perspective - A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something. Eclipse - Overshadowing in importance or significance. Mirage - An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions. Blindfold - A cloth worn over the eyes to prevent seeing. Obscure - Make unclear or difficult to understand; hide. Sightless - Lacking sight; blind. Gaze - To look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought. Peek - To look quickly or furtively. Glance - A brief or hurried look. Stare - Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something. Squint - To look with eyes partly closed. Scan - Look at all parts of something carefully in order to detect some feature. Ogle - Stare at in a lecherous manner. Watchful - Always looking out for potential danger, trouble, or opportunity. Veil - Something that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise. Shroud - Cover or envelop so as to conceal from view. Survey - To look carefully and thoroughly at someone or something. Witness - To see an event, typically a crime or accident, take place. Discern - To perceive or recognize something. Spotlight - A lamp projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly onto a place or person. Illumination - Lighting or light. Unveil - Remove a veil or covering from, especially in a formal or ceremonial way. Blink - Shut and open the eyes quickly. Curtain - A piece of material suspended at the top to form a screen, typically movable sideways along a rail. Glimmer - A faint or wavering light. Peer - Look keenly or with difficulty at someone or something. Uncover - Remove a cover or covering from. Shade - Comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.