Let the queue remain unproductive

Calm · Little Light original

The queue moves slowly, and within seconds your hand reaches for the phone. There are messages to clear, headlines to scan and small tasks that could make these minutes feel recovered. Waiting has begun to look like a mistake unless it can be turned into output. Let this queue remain unproductive. Notice the basket in your hand, the conversation two places ahead and the ordinary fact that nobody needs you to improve this moment. You are not wasting the day by standing still inside it. Some pauses arrive without elegance or intention, but they can still return you to the life happening around your plans. Soon you will reach the front, carry your things home and continue with whatever matters next. The few minutes you did not optimise will not leave you behind. They may simply remind you that your attention is allowed to rest between destinations. Not every gap needs filling. Some can remain open, small and completely enough.

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