It has not always been easy to enjoy life, there is school to be done, exams to pass, skills to acquire, money to make, families to raise and dreams to achieve. We have serious things to do with life. And as we pursue those important things, it so easy to become serious and forget to laugh at the joke that life is.
Sometimes in life I detour, but I have learnt, even when am at the worst and I can’t figure out life or when I have lost my way, the least I can do is enjoy the scenery. And as I get inspired by nature, I find myself finding the way again. But I have met people who, when they detour, they become bitter, resentful and angry. It doesn’t help and such vices never move you forward. Who cares if you have lost your way? Haven’t you heard of how one way leads to another? And how life is a circle, a sign of eternity, without an end or a beginning? Haven’t noticed how we always find ourselves in the same place we’ve been all over again. And we wish we didn’t move at all. I find that funny!
And that is my point. You can never take life too serious not to enjoy it. We have to create moments of simplicity; a cup of tea shared in laughter with your wife, a walk with a buddy that sobers you up and reciting silly rhymes with your kids or nieces and be a kid again.
Life is not the things we do, it’s the moments we create. And so when things are tough and not working out, and we have no power over it, we can create moments of joy and hope to defy the prevailing circumstances.
But how do you do it when everyone is busy and life moving fast. I wonder with all the hurry, where are you going? Most often we miss out our moments of life in a rush to reach out a mirage. We have lost the art of stillness, depth and reflection. We cannot enjoy the pleasure of doing nothing. How many of us work even when on a holiday? How many days can you survive offline? No phone, no internet, no media, nothing?
Nevertheless, you must always take care with humor. It’s so easy to laugh at a joke until you realize, the joke is on you!
Indeed, "We have lost the art of stillness, depth and reflection." I can't help but reflect how often we peruse over emails, skimp over articles, flip through books, daze in a flash across scenery and gloss over other people's matters. It is true what someone said: "A good listener is worth their weight in gold." Well, we know that mankind is worth much more, but you get the drift. Guess it'll take believing that silence & reflection are as productive as activity if we are going to break that mentality of 'rushrush.'
ReplyDeleteIt's the rat race told in many ways n often if not always we laugh at it not knowing the joke is me/you/us.
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of closing the noise,stopping to do nothing n being simple was discovered yrs ago n all who have employed it have risen to be the greatest men who have left an impact on generations.
So today stop the music n listen to the inner well that uniquely define you!
True indeed...very inspiring.
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