0 Zen and the Art of Watching Highways

Zen is defined by wikipedia as being a round-about translation of the word "absorption". I'd agree with that. I feel like zen is the state of taking everything in and just allowing the world to happen. Absorption is actually a good way to put it. When one truly lets things be and takes in the world around them, only then will they have a full understanding. 

I guess absorption is the best way of defining it because of where I find zen myself. Zen for me is when I stop thinking and just take things in. Because of circumstances I cannot control, I usually end up getting rides from others whenever I want to go somewhere. Those drivers are always taking the expressway because why wouldn't they it's convenient and accessible and I leave on the south side so going anywhere is a pain. 

When I'm not sleeping on drives to anywhere, I'm staring out the window at nothing in particular. Those stretches of time when we're flying down the highway are some of the best moments of my week. In the car, I am nearly cut off from the outside world of commitments and homework. I am alone in the silence in my head, only able to reflect. Highways don't have much landscaping, minimizing the visual distractions that would bring my mind out of its neutral state. Watching highways allows me reflect on the world around me. Watching highways allows me to find zen.