Nothing...When you cross a certain age...Life should be aimed at trying to achieve a moment for...Nothing!!! Nowadays its very difficult to take a moment out from the hustle and bustle of daily life to do just NOTHING. And I'm quite serious, by "Nothing", I am referring to the basics of lying in your bed and staring at the ceiling and doing nothing, watching paint dry, staring at the windshield wipers as the rain accumulates and wipes it clean or even sleeping with your eyes open. After a certain point in time, everyone is inundated with responsibilities and duties of all magnitudes that a moment to oneself has become a priceless relic.
Tell me if any part of what I am about to tell you resembles some part of your life. Take a deep breath and read on:
From the moment we wake up to the moment we shut our eyes at night, we have an impulse to be on the go. I see "responsible" people waking up at 6am...getting ready...getting their kids ready...leaving a half eaten breakfast...crumbs on their freshly pressed clothes...doing the school run...stuck in traffic...heading into work... getting an earful from their "passed the age of retirement" boss...scoffing on mid morning shingara's to avoid the grumbling sounds of the stomach in the next meeting...staging white lies to sneak out and run personal errands...back in time for a quick lunch and the obligatory gravy stain on the tie...taking a quick nap with their eyes open in front of the computer...rushing to finish up the days work within the last 45 mins of the work day...getting into a car driven by a disgruntled driver who's always asking for an advance before the end of the month...while your heads being knocked back and forth with the rash braking due to the snails pace traffic...your wife or partner calling and yelling that something that you were suppose to do has not been done and in addition giving you a list of stuff he/she expects you to bring back home with you...a barrage of complaints about the incompetant guards and maids and other staff come rolling in as soon as the car approaches the driveway...you wash up and kick back and your partner wants to tell you abt the shit she's faced all day...while he/she is yapping on you sit and mentally chalk out the to-do list for tomorrow...immediately you start getting ready for a prior engagement that you were committed to...you venture out in the evening traffic this time cursing every moving thing on the road (since your driving now)...go spend some quality time with others and make small talk with a bright smile on your face...sneak towards the doorway so that the hosts don't see you leave...curse the fuckers who are out at 11.30 at night causing the traffic tailbacks...just as your better half or partner has a craving for movenpick...get home...half undress...zonk to the bed as your eyes start to zone out...and with the little concious state of mind you have you set the alarm for the next bloody day....
Does that sound familiar...Where is YOUR time...when can you actually just get some time to yourself and just take a step back and do nothing...its a rare commodity this "Nothing"...and a priceless one at that...not even bloody mastercard can give you "Nothing". So, I urge all of you, whether your a man or a woman, make the time to do "Nothing" atleast once a day. Because responsibilties will always remain but Nothing is very difficult to grab a hold of. I honestly believe that "Nothing" is the best way to recharge your mind, refresh your thoughts, restart your body and most important of all you'll be doing "Nothing" just for YOU, and no one else!!!
can doing nothing involve doing "something" right beforehand? and you know wutimtalkinbout willis.
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