The facts that were

The afternoon sun was fading, leaving clothes on the shelves, swirling and fluttering in the wind. The scene in front of me evokes memories of a time when I hardly had the chance to go out, when I spent my days in my pyjamas, nestled in my room, looking out of the window when I had nothing else to do. Life indoors was always indistinguishable, making one hesitant to judge the changing seasons of spring. And so the days pass, day by day, repetitive, obsessive and entangled. As I got used to this reality, my mind began to grow lazy, unable to sense any change during the long hibernation. The changes are brought about by the body. After hearing the chattering outside the window, I opened the curtains and was dazzled by a beam of light to my eyes; it was the birds who had returned with spring. Life indoors is sterile and uninteresting, but outside the window, there is always something more to look forward to, arriving unannounced. Change is potential, slowly building up energy in a peaceful life. Like now, the wind blows gently, and the clothes become lighter. The boys from next door have started their band practice while the birds cross the sky every now and then, flying faster than a distant plane. The heart begins to pound with it.