Things I've lost and things I've remembered

As a kid, science always interested me. The inherit sense of wonder that is a part of childhood was too much in me. It was not that I was always taking toys apart to see how they worked but there was a genuine attraction towards gadgets of the most simple to the most complex kind.

I remember a magnifying glass. It was made of white plastic, a cheap toy, but I remember it had a thick glass. It was one of my favorite toys. Later in life, i saw magnifying glasses made in iron but that first piece of plasticy magnifying glass had its own charm. I used to get some carbon paper, not the blue one, the black type, and I would stand in the sun, focusing the rays on the black carbon paper making holes with the concentrated rays of the sun. The paper smoldered and sometimes it burned, that was always very exciting.

I've always liked fire too. I almost set the set the small house temple on fire when I was playing with matchsticks once. I don't remember who, but someone once bought me a lighter, it was an amazing thing. Purple in color and a flame that was bright yellow and Tall! In the evenings with power cuts, the lighter was a thing of pride and joy.

I also had two big magnets. I always wanted the magnets that were in the speakers of an old stereo in our house but I never got the chance to break open the machine. I was sleeping in the afternoon once with the magnets at my pillow, when I woke up they were not there anymore.

I lost the magnifying glass, I lost the lighter, and I lost my favorite piece of magnets too. But I remember them.



P.S- Some people are getting "baffled" reading the things I am writing here. Come on people, I have not even started yet ;)