STAND AND STARE
Have you ever taken a pause, and just stood and stared at
your surroundings, observing human behaviour that is taking place around you,
the birds chirping, the colour of the sky, and feeling every wind that blows
by.
We are “so busy" these days as we like to call it, that
we are only existing and not living. We manage to be present physically
everywhere, however not mentally. While reading this article, I would like you
all to look around yourself carefully - is the ink in your pen about to finish?
Or will it last another month? Is the colour of the sky grey or blue today? The
laptop that you're using, is it properly clean or has all the oily marks of
food? And a question pops up, eh? Has she gone crazy, why would I waste my time
noticing all these immaterial things, I have better things to do with my life.
Now imagine you are around people, normal people like you
and me, again look around carefully, what do you see? You will see a bunch of
Maniacs running, trying to fight against time. Everyone is in a hurry to finish
that one science assignment which will get an A grade and perhaps a new mobile
phone after that, to finish that one chat with an ex, so that one can breathe a
sigh of relief, to finish that burger, so that we can get back to work, and to
finish that one deliverable after which we can go and party (wicked smile). We,
humans are so busy running after money, bosses, kids, work, etc. that we seldom
take out time to just live and breathe. We are so engrossed with our daily
routines that we forget to do something we like, it can be some- thing we
always thought we'll do after getting over with high school or something we
used to do on Sunday afternoons as kids.
We need to connect with our souls every now and then. We
need to remember who we really are and what our passions are. Apart from the
work and daily chores, there is a need to re-kindle the relationship with your
inner child and let yourself free. Laugh, scream, read, love, dance, paint,
sleep, do whatever gives you joy. Don’t let life be so harsh on you.
Apart from work, I do make it a point to give myself the
"me time‘. The least I can do is to give myself one hour out of the 24
hours (It’s my life after all). During that "me time", I might read
that book which always sits patiently on my table while I go through my papers
and workbooks every day, I might burn my ears with ear splitting music, or
maybe just sit in the balcony and introspect or I usually give in to gluttony
and not worry about gaining those extra pounds. This helps me in getting
rejuvenated, it helps in gaining energy and enthusiasm despite my mundane
routine. Our productivity and efficiency is doubled when we are happy and
content.
So, all the chores which you keep worrying about, all the
dead lines that have greyed your hair will be taken care of in much lesser
time. So explore more about yourself, follow your passions, let yourself loose,
and give yourself a time off because the adrenaline rush that lies ahead is
nothing short of amazing.
Happy Birthday "Maa", I gushed.
