Just a little while back, I wrote to a couple of friends, and discussed with my wife:
Big picture fatigue has led to hugging the mundane. Feeling so ordinary and worthless. Must rise.
Reminds me of those beautiful lyrics:
Ho mujhpe karam sarkar tera
Araj tujhe kar de mujhe
Mujhse hi riha
Ab mujhko bhi ho deedar mera
Kar de mujhe mujhse hi riha, mujhse hi riha
Mann ke mere yeh bharam
Kachche mere yeh karam
Leke chale hain kahaan
Main to jaanu hi na
Reminds me of those beautiful lyrics:
Ho mujhpe karam sarkar tera
Araj tujhe kar de mujhe
Mujhse hi riha
Ab mujhko bhi ho deedar mera
Kar de mujhe mujhse hi riha, mujhse hi riha
Mann ke mere yeh bharam
Kachche mere yeh karam
Leke chale hain kahaan
Main to jaanu hi na
The wife suggested that everybody needs a break from being focussed, so there's nothing wrong in embracing the mundane for a while. Indeed, I should keep some time aside for letting myself aimlessly wander and wonder.
Prima facie, brilliant idea. But I got a problem with that. If I set aside some time for not doing anything, am I not allocating time for doing nothing, which is really helpful if you look at the big picture. Thereby, by not doing anything, I am actually paying heed to the big picture, the very thing I'm seeking to escape?
What to do?
3 comments:
Don't allocate. Just do it. It is like feeling hungry. You always know when you need the food.
IMO it's next to impossible to plan to "do nothing". When most of us respond "Nothing" to "What are you doing?", we generally mean "watching TV" or "surfing the net" or "reading the paper". So set aside time, yes, but not for "nothing" but for doing mundane tasks. I'd recommend light reading (novels, thrillers) or board games (chess/weiqi) or both.
That does make sense Adi... Danke!
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