9 Shower Thoughts That Might be Worth Discussing
Life’s biggest questions
We’ve all had those brilliant moments.
Those big questions and insights that come to us as we enjoy a nice warm shower. Some keep us up at night, some are downright silly, while others change the course of our life.
Having followed the Reddit page dedicated to these thoughts and questions, I’ve decided to share some of the ideas that I’ve come across that might actually be worth thinking about.
Here they are.
1) Everyone hates being sung happy birthday, and everyone hates singing happy birthday, so what are we doing here?
I’m aware that there are a fair number of people who enjoy this process. But for the most part, it seems to be a tradition we just have to do. Singing happy birthday as a group over zoom with lag and involuntary key changes is its own special kind of sad. Then again, maybe that’s the point.
2) Biting your tongue while eating is a perfect example of how you can still screw up, even with decades of experience.
Snipping the edge of your tongue while enjoying some really good food is the absolute worst. If it’s bad, it could ruin the rest of your meal. But I guess this could be seen as life’s way of humbling us. Just a little reminder not to get too big for our boots, to not judge others, and not be so hard on ourselves when we mess up.
3) Security at every level of an airport is absolutely ridiculous. Until you get to the baggage claim. Then it’s just like take whatever bag you want.
Funnily enough, the system seems to work. I’ve been worried a few times being stuck at immigration that someone would take my luggage before I got there. But it’s never happened. I guess airports are one of those rare ecosystems with natural security systems. As a thief, in addition to suitcases not being discrete, you are essentially risking it all for what could turn out to be 7 days worth of used underwear, sandy flip flops, and a daffy duck towel.
4) Your shadow is a confirmation that light has traveled nearly 93 million miles unobstructed, only to be deprived of reaching the ground in the final few feet thanks to you.
The way this one is phrased makes me feel kinda bad for the rays of light. But trying to look at this from a philosophical standpoint, the lesson I learn from this is that I must never be too fixed on a single outcome. The ray of light hopes to reach the ground but ends up giving me much needed vitamin D, which I feel is a much better legacy than heating up dirt. Trust the journey and see where it takes you.
5) I recognize clickbait almost every time, but still want to know what that child celebrity looks like today.
It works for a reason. I guess we are all curious. See, I get a bit of an ego boost every time I recognize and ignore a clickbaity title. But for every few times I say, ‘Not today, Sally!’, there seems to be an irresistible one that I painfully open to see. In the future, when Artificial Intelligence gets really good at making these headlines that prey on our deepest questions and insecurities, may the Lord help us all.
6) There is no physical evidence to say that today is Wednesday, we all just have to trust that someone has kept count since the first one ever.
Life is built on trust. I assume the weekend is when it is and have never questioned it. But if I were to find out that every Sunday of my life has been a Tuesday, I’m not sure how I’d feel about that. When the structures that our society is founded upon come into question, where are we to turn?
7) Baby Yoda’s first word probably came after his second word
This speaks for itself.
8) An onion is the bass player of food. You would probably not enjoy it solo, but you’d miss it if it wasn’t there.
This one goes out to all the things we take for granted. Soap, sliced bread, tissue paper. When you think about it, we are surrounded by millions of creations that are the culmination of thousands of years of growth and evolution. Every object, structure, and thought we have is built on the foundation built by the millions before us. It’s crazy to me then, why we still don’t have resealable cereal bags.
9) Was Bingo the name of the farmer or the dog?
Some of life’s biggest questions don’t need answers. I’m not too bothered about the order of appearance of the chicken and egg. I’d love some clarity on this one though.
And there you have it. My thoughts on those thoughts.
