Wonder

The quiet beginning of curiosity.

Wonder rarely announces itself.

It tends to arrive quietly.

In moments that almost pass unnoticed.
Something catches your attention for a second longer than usual.
You pause.

Not for any particular reason.

Just long enough to look again.

Children seem to do this naturally.

They lean closer.
They stay with something until it becomes interesting.
Until it becomes something else entirely.

Adults move through the world a little faster.

We name things quickly.
We assume we’ve already seen them.
We keep going.

But every once in a while something interrupts that rhythm.

You look again.

And for a moment the world feels slightly different.

Not bigger exactly.

Just… less familiar.

It doesn’t last long.

But it stays with you.

Because wonder echoes.