Assumptions

by Mohammad Huzaifa Akbar

Why is that a baby smiles after being thrown into the sky? Why does the sunflower open up to Apollo every day? Why is that a human being smiles waking up to a new dawn? Why do pedestrians walk on, tranquilly neglecting the possibility that the headlights raging in the other lane will not change their direction? Why is that a 6 year old hops across the zebra crossing merrily, even at a green light? Why is that an 80 year old Alzheimer’s patient still remembers to breathe once or twice in a while?

There is no reason for Mr. Huzaifa Akbar to not take certain (minute) items of his life for granted. Why shouldn’t he worry about whether he would be able to inhale another gulp of the elixir of life? Why should he? He has been taught … Wait! He was never been told or taught or suggested or educated that he could rely on his next breathe! But, he assumes he will; he assumes he will live to inhale another breath.

Mr. Huzaifa even assumes that when he opens his mouth, the muscles that are implanted in his body, i.e. his mouth, will function. Whether the clogs and bolts that are well greased and were working a fraction of a second ago, would rise into motion to egress vibrations to be interpreted by his fellow(s), i.e. words would come out. He simply lives by the assumption that they will.

The Sun assumes that its chariots will continue delivering its gift across the Milky Way. The world lives on the assumption that, it will live. Living on these assumptions, every living ever created, survives.