Like the Owl pining for it's love; the Moon- Part 8

C-Let me tell you a little story. About time. I don't know exactly anymore who taught me or if that older child meant it serious or was just playing with my mind making fun of me. At that moment I used to believe almost everyone and everything with that innocence that only children( though nowadays I tend to doubt that some children are innocent anymore), because I didn't know about hidden thoughts, lies, deceiving, hiding truth.

Someone told me that I could read time in my palm, without having a clock. That I have just to circle with my right point finger over the open palm of my left hand and I would know what time it is. I would have to go around with the finger and say," Clock oh Clock, tell me what time it is."and where I stopped in that imaginery circle there was the hour. And after that I would just have to do it again and say " Clock oh Clock, show me the minutes" and there where the minutes.

For some strange reason it worked, most of the time surprisingly exactly (because we checked the real watch afterwards). I was so enthusiastic at that moment that I told immediately my parents that I don't need a watch anymore (At that time I didn't have a wrist watch, actually just learned about reading a clock, but was hoping that my parents consider me old enough to buy me one)

I don't think they believed it, but didn't say that they didn't. My mom verified my method a few times asking me what time it is, and it always was correct or very close. I still try it sometimes. It still works.

I received my first wrist watch when I was 9 years old, still one of those that you have to turn every 24 hours so it doesn't stop. I was very happy because I thought I entered the adult world. I had the responsibility of a clock that needed to be turned on. Of course the enthusiasm vanished slowly away like it happens with novelty that is no longer novelty one day.

I don't wear watches anymore today, except as a fashion accessory or when it's absolutely necessary. It's true that I don't need as I can read the time on the phone or on the PC and other places, andall kinds of clocks. But most of the time I like to ignore clocks. And who knows, they will ignore me.

You mentioned veiling. And I am not sure about the meaning. Do you mean covering, hiding or do you mean softening? I don't know about veiling or hiding secrets. More about unveiling. More about looking under the veil.

But if veils have anything to do with mysteries, then I agree with those who think that the world's and life's mysteries are not to be completely solved, completely uncovered, that they should be protected. Found and understood yes, but also kept as mysteries. Because we need to wonder. and we need the wonders.