I
have always wondered if there can be any other use one can derive from being in
the toilet apart from attending to various forms or nature’s call or other dubious
activities that other people might be engaging in the washroom but I could
never figure it out. So I decided to embark on a journey to find out if there
could be any other useful activity that can be engaged in the washroom. I
entered the washroom at work, locked the door behind me and sat on the toilet
bowl. As I sat down, all sorts of thoughts came rushing through my mind. I had
with me a pen and a paper so I started putting those thoughts down. It then
dawned on me that the serene environment I encountered whilst sitting on the
toilet bowl was unlocking my innermost thoughts. I then realized that there is
an important use of the washroom that most people have failed to explore.
Sitting on the toilet bowl without doing anything gives one of the best
feelings ever. It gives one another route to escape from a lot of things; be it
your noisy colleagues at work, annoying siblings at home or if you want to shut
yourself from people and be in your own small world.
It
is also one of the best places to think, make important plans and take
important life changing decisions. Some people decide to play hand held video
games whilst in the toilet. Others play with toys just so they don’t get too
bored of being there. The toilet is also a place where some people day dream.
Some think of things like sports, people you may have a crush on, people you
hate and want to crush, your hobbies, how to land that dream job or partner in
life, business plans just to mention a few. Others could decide to make a ninja
mask out of their t-shirt whilst in the toilet.
The
toilet could also be a good place to talk to yourself. This could be useful
when someone has upset you and you respect your friendship or relationship with
the person that you wouldn’t want to vent your anger. So you could do it in the
toilet. Just talking to yourself helps to ease some form of pain and stress of
you having to keep whatever is troubling you inside. Whilst one sits there, one
could tap out a beat on their lap or
maybe on the wall beside them. This can be very amusing while they using
the toilet and it might hurry things along too if they are lucky…..I guess you
know what I mean.
One
could also decide to read in the toilet and that’s why most people especially
the grown up men decide to read their newspapers in there. You could read comic
books as well as doing homework that is if you are a student. However, those
who use public toilets also try to write on the doors and the walls of the
washrooms. Some write their nicknames whiles others just write random things.
There may be consequences to these kind of actions and those post is not
encouraging anyone to engage in such activities. Some people also decide to sit
there with their smart phones and chat with friends which is also not a bad
idea.
In
conclusion, you may agree with me to some extent that there is so much the
toilet can offer than we actually allow it to. Try any of the above mentioned
activities and experience the power of sometimes being in the washroom.
Written
by: Richard Quarshie
From
the toilet at the African University of Communications Library.
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