Have you ever been so thoroughly engrossed in something that you became largely oblivous to your surroundings? Sure, I think we all have at some point.

Has this ever happened while you were studying? I don't believe that I could ever be so enthralled by a textbook, that I would lose track of my surroundings. In fact, when I study, I have an attention span approximately equal to that of a goldfish: 3 seconds.

But--and I am slowly learning this--not everyone is like me. Here's a story about an obviously oblivious girl.

Yesterday morning, I get to my usual parking place near Dave's apartment. I arrive a few minutes early, so I sit in the car with the engine off listening to the end of one of the new Crowder songs. Down the street in front of me, I see a girl walking directly towards my car staring down at her notecards.

She is walking.
She is studying.
She is oblivious.

I watch with great interest and personal amusement to see if she corrects her path or walks into my bumper. Fortunately for her sake, she spots the bumper just before impact and comes to a sudden stop. She looks up and sees me smiling in the driver's seat, and thus proceeds to laugh herself. Then she goes on her way.

Later when I told Dave the story, he provided the wisdom and the insight I needed to understand the incident.

Dave: See, man. I told you your car was a chick magnet.