It is lots of noise all around.
Everyone seems to be in a hurry. Some are running and others are taking giant strides, doing many things at a time, thinking many thoughts at once. But in this bid to keep pace with time, we are missing out on some essentials. In an attempt to do all the things all the time, have we realized that actually we are not doing lots of things too.
When did we last sit idle and did just nothing, absolutely nothing-doing nothing has a charm of its own, try it.
When did we last try and listen to the sound of silence, deep silence
When did we last count the stars in the sky while wondering at how some lit brighter than the others and imaginatively connecting the stars into some kind of shape. You know, it is curious how many games one can play with the stars in the sky.
When did we last sit in the laps of our moms and asked her to lullaby us to sleep. True, we are grownups but we are never too big for our mamas laps.
When did we last play with kids and brought smiles to their angel faces
And when did we last look back. Undoubtedly, we are too preoccupied with the present and our eyes all affixed at the future. Yet, it would be worthwhile to revisit the past. Unearth the old photo albums that would be lying somewhere in the closet covered with the dust of time. Try and dig out old copies, notebooks, old diaries, and see what comes to your mind while looking at them. It is going to be some experience, I bet.
Besides, a peep in our past will help us see our present in a proper perspective. Moreover, take some time off from the daily routine of your mundane life and walk your way into the past. Pay a visit to your alma mater. Go to your universities, colleges and schools and try to identify the places where you used to sit, play, sing or as in my case even dance.
( I have just been to NED university and it wore a deserted look as the vacations are underway. But this gave me an opportunity to spend some time with NED alone and give her yet another final kiss. One day I will visit my college and school too.)
See! There are so many things that we miss out on , in spite of our fast pace or perhaps because of it.
No wonder we don’t know that the air has a music to it. Some sort of tune constantly plays in the background, in the air or perhaps the sound comes down right from the sky. But how would we know it when we have not even listened to it in the first place. And how would we listen to it when we don’t even care to pause for a while and give an ear to the air or listen to what it has to say or look around and appreciate the goodness spread all over. But no, we are too full of ourselves to look beyond and in any case time is running out.
I am not preaching medievalism here and I am too proud of what the modern man has achieved to spurn it. This progress that we have witnessed in the last few centuries is our collected heritage and we need not be apologetic about it and rather own it. But, progress aims at making better use of machines and not making machines out of human beings. Yes, we are human beings rather individuals with our respective individuality. Let’s not lose it…
Run as fast as you can, dream big, achieve even bigger but at times- just at times -stop. Take a deep breath and appreciate small things around you.
To begin with, lets try and walk slowly today with small steps while i go to sleep. dont wake me up plz...ZZzzzz......
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