If Objects Could Judge Us: What Your Chair, Mirror, or Phone Would Say

The Chair That Knows Your Real Pace of Life

If your chair could speak, it would likely have a good laugh over how much you underestimate your own fatigue level. Your chair has experienced all the tensions from all the rushed mornings and lazy afternoons. Your chair knows exactly when you are sitting with a purpose and when you are sitting with a sense of resignation. The chair also witnessed you squirming because you were on an anxious call, springing up in excitement because of a burst of motivation, and curling up in a ball when life felt too heavy to drag along on a daily basis. Additionally, your chair knows you are too critical of yourself, because it sees how often you put forth the effort to do things over. Your chair would also remind you that your body is giving subtle signals to rest before your brain has fully registered the need for rest. Perhaps the only true “judgment” your chair will give you is, “Hey, slow down; you’re doing more than you think you are.”

The Mirror That Knows More Than You Think

Your mirror does not only show your physical reflection; it also witnesses all the small moments you think are invisible to everyone else. Your mirror continuously watches you bend down to see the imperfections you feel are solely yours, display raised eyebrows of astonishment at seeing you more beautiful than you ever imagined, fake your smile before coming out of your room, and exhale deeply when you are feeling far from confident. Your mirror could question you as to why you have become adept at believing everything negative about yourself before asking whether you had grown and survived all kinds of mishaps in life that were never visible on your exterior. It would see all your unscripted facial features, your innermost fears and doubts, and your eyes sparkle with pride for just moments of being proud. Ultimately, it could remind you that the only thing that has held you back from being truly beautiful is your perceived lack of beauty; it is the mean-spiritedness of your mind that created that belief.

The Phone That Knows Your Loneliness and Your Thrill

Your phone is arguably the most complicated object in your life in terms of the relationship you have with it. The small device you carry with you to stay connected with the world on a daily basis. Your phone responds to how excited you are to receive a message, or how upset you feel when that message does not come in. The device also keeps track of everything you search for late at night, as well as the notes you write down for yourself and the texts you send to others but delete. Your phone knows you well enough to know that even though you have no notifications on your phone, you still check it numerous times during the day. When you have a lot of noise going on in your brain, you can lose yourself in scrolling through your phone. Your phone also knows how you search for connection with others and how you sometimes want to connect with someone, but you are too afraid to reach out. Your phone also knows how happy you are by looking through your pictures, remembering jokes, and reliving memories. Your phone does not judge you negatively; rather it indicates to you how much of your feeling comes from behind a bright little device that knows you better than anyone else.

The Lamp on your Nightstand

The lamp on your nightstand is privy to an aspect of yourself that others may never encounter. This lamp bears witness to your ability to destress after a busy day when your voice has become quiet and your mind is more sincere than usual. The lamp has seen numerous instances of sleepless nights where you have spent the entire night ruminating, times you have fallen asleep in mid-conversation because of being overwhelmed with emotion and how you look to your nightstand lamp when you are overwhelmed by emotions. If the bedside lamp could express its feelings toward you, it would more than likely have the ability to tease you lightly about concealing the burdens you carry at night when, during the day, people see you acting completely normal. The lamp has also seen how you grasp your phone and look up at the sky while silently wishing and holding back tears. However, your lamp also gets to experience you dreaming of better times through hope-filled moments. The lamp’s opinions about you would be ones of compassion; you can endure more than you realize and need to allow yourself more opportunities to rest than to push yourself further at work.

Conclusion

At the end of the day, the things surrounding us are much more than what they seem, not in the sense that they can talk but because they can silently bear witness to who we actually are as human beings. They are a representation of our uncensored thoughts and feelings throughout the day to day, They document our daily times, they document our insecurities and fears; along with documenting our hidden dreams and aspirations for our future. Егер олар мониторингтеген болса, онда олардың баға беру кезінде адамдар сияқты көп емес, бірақ адал адамдар сияқты көп, олар өздері болғанымен. Мүмкін, шын мәнінде, шындық бағаны алатынымыз – бұл барлық нәрселерді өздерінің шындықтарын көргендей жібере алу мүмкіндігі.