The Clock That Ticked Once Per Lifetime

A bizarre clock in a museum had only one tick — and it hadn’t sounded in centuries. A scholar spent a lifetime studying it, believing the tick would occur at an extraordinary moment. He died without hearing it. Years later, his granddaughter visited the clock and whispered, “I understand your patience.” The clock released one soft tick, barely audible. She felt something shift inside her — a calm acceptance of life’s impermanence. The clock returned to silence, its purpose fulfilled.