The Stillness We Avoid

The Stillness We Avoid

Late at night, Aarav caught himself mindlessly scrolling — thumb moving, mind numb.

He paused, stared at the dark reflection on his screen, and wondered when he last sat with his own thoughts.
When did curiosity become consumption?
He turned the phone face down and let silence fill the room.
It wasn’t empty — it was alive.
Sometimes, meaning doesn’t arrive through a feed — it waits in the stillness we avoid.