Mundane Ontic Paradoxes

Indefinite questions that can define reality

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I see someone from my past out of the corner of my eye. When I turn to focus on them, I see someone whom I have never met. Whom did I see at first? 

I spontaneously remember a dream I had as a child. I can’t identify any connection between the dream and my day. What reminded me?

I answer a phone call on my drive home. When I get there, I realize that I am at my old address. Where was home for me during the drive?

I happen upon a fascinating subject. I research it excitedly throughout the day. When night comes, I suddenly remember the project that I have been avoiding and all the work that I have been putting off. I lose all interest in the subject. What kind of subject was it to begin with?

I feel very hungry, but I have no food. I drink all the water in my bottle. My hunger vanishes. What was I feeling originally?

I smile at the attractive woman in front of me as I get in the line. She smiles back and says hello in an obviously male voice. Who attracted me?

I love someone whom I know well. Then, I see them commit atrocities when they think that they are alone. I am horrified by the stranger. Whom did I love? 

My heart is pounding. I freeze and put my hand over my heart to feel its beat. It is beating softly, the pounding is gone. What was pounding? 

I am overcome with nostalgia while performing a routine task. I have never before experienced nostalgia during this activity. What is special about it this time? 

I get up from my nap, put my dishes in the sink, lock the door, and return to the couch. Some time passes before I look around. My dirty dishes are in front of me and the door is unlocked. What did I do?

I attend a religious service and experience the overwhelming presence of God. It liberates me from my anxiety and inspires new devotion. I come home to find that I have been taking the wrong anxiety medication for weeks. What moved me?

In the morning, my reflection is fit and attractive. At night, it is obese and ugly. What was my reflection in the morning? 

I remember something that I had forgotten. When I relay the memory to a friend, they provide undeniable proof that things couldn’t have happened the way that I had described. What am I remembering?