When the World Tied Shoes

“Okay, quick storytime. One day, I noticed something strange.

I was walking down the street… and suddenly—everyone stopped walking. Not talking.

Not moving. Just standing there. I thought, ‘Is this a prank?’ Then I realized…

everyone was tying their shoes. At the same time. I stood there for 10 seconds like

it was a movie scene. Cars waited. People waited. A dog waited. And for that moment,

the entire world agreed on one thing: Shoes first. Then everyone stood up…

and life continued like nothing happened. And that’s when I learned: Sometimes the world

pauses — and you’re lucky if you notice it.”