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The mystery of the unknown

By SAMANVITHA ORUGANTI - April 21 2025
The mystery of the unknown

In the grand scheme of things, who are human beings? Are they individuals with furrowed eyebrows, puckered faces, wrinkled eyes, and creases of responsibilities, worries, and ambitions on their foreheads, living every day in a loop from sunrise to sunset, carefully orchestrating acts of life caught in moments of monotony, confusion, or strange exhaustion?

Or are they primates, who are also aware of the curvature of a lopsided smile, the mischief of a grin followed by a glimmer in their eyes, a rapid and shallow succession of breaths during laughter that is holding onto dear experiences of life?

Whatever is chosen from the spectrum of human behaviour, the narrative does not feel complete without these interplayed intricacies of conversations, reactions, and collaborations between the human species, like the yin and yang, representing a perfect balance of complementary nature of opposing forces.

Although a stark reminder, these varied sentiments prompt one to wonder about the diversity in human beings, who possess complex thoughts, consciousness, and seemingly unassuming faces, quietly yearning for some kindness, warmth, love, and countless little smiles every day, even when they are unexpected. Does this have to make sense to enjoy the experience of being a human? Probably not, sometimes the mystery of the unknown is far superior to trying too hard to find purpose and losing oneself.

Samanvi

Samanvitha Oruganti is an avid storyteller who likes narrating stories about people, emotions, and places. She believes our world has innumerable tales, some hidden, some not, but all waiting to be told. She can be reached via email at samanvita.krishna@gmail.com


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