I am in a small colony in Dimapur and the weather is just so perfect right now that i am visiting my memories. Sitting by the window, watching the wind blow and letting it blow my hair, i can remember the last time i had a long quiet time alone by myself, enjoying the beautiful weather. That was a year and a couple of months ago. I am surprised, i thought i had so many free times but sadly those were spent watching movies, my fav. t.v shows and with people. And yes, there were times i had alone but very less of moments like this when i would just watch the sky, the butterflies, the sunset....just very few of time with nature. My life has been so occupied that i don't have time to 'get bored' and that is what i miss......
Here, 'getting bored' is not about going to a place or a party and you get bored of the atmosphere. I am referring to the 'getting bored' when i was small and i had all the time to myself and i didn't know how to spend it. Let me tell you how i and many of us spend our time in the cities. The only word that comes to my mind is 'Fast'. Mcdonaldization is what Ritzer would have said.We wake up late or just early enough to get dressed and grab something for breakfast. 8 hrs or 9 hrs at work and sometimes overtime. For college students its only 5 to 6 hrs. Most of us in cities spend an hour travelling and worse for some, it amounts up to more than 2 hrs. As soon as we get home, its time to cook for most of the hardworking 'working' people. By the time you finish cooking and washing up and done with dinner its almost 11 pm. And to relieve ourselves from stress we usually ends up watching movies, sitcoms, games or networking sites in the midnight. And then the cycle continues....During your off-days you spend half of the day sleeping, going to the malls, markets or eat out with friends.I find this shocking because there is absolute zero time for myself.
You see, we are so tangled up in this fast world. We are made to believe that we need to earn more money and of course, to 'consume' more. And maybe part of it is because we got our priorities wrong esp for me. Making time for ourselves and spending time with nature costs us nothing. Its cheaper than going out at an expensive restaurant and worth more than filling your empty stomach...
"...Where'd the days go?
When all we did was play..
And the stress that we were under
Wasn't stress at all
Just a run and a jump
Into a harmless fall....."
-Paolo Nutini
Here, 'getting bored' is not about going to a place or a party and you get bored of the atmosphere. I am referring to the 'getting bored' when i was small and i had all the time to myself and i didn't know how to spend it. Let me tell you how i and many of us spend our time in the cities. The only word that comes to my mind is 'Fast'. Mcdonaldization is what Ritzer would have said.We wake up late or just early enough to get dressed and grab something for breakfast. 8 hrs or 9 hrs at work and sometimes overtime. For college students its only 5 to 6 hrs. Most of us in cities spend an hour travelling and worse for some, it amounts up to more than 2 hrs. As soon as we get home, its time to cook for most of the hardworking 'working' people. By the time you finish cooking and washing up and done with dinner its almost 11 pm. And to relieve ourselves from stress we usually ends up watching movies, sitcoms, games or networking sites in the midnight. And then the cycle continues....During your off-days you spend half of the day sleeping, going to the malls, markets or eat out with friends.I find this shocking because there is absolute zero time for myself.
You see, we are so tangled up in this fast world. We are made to believe that we need to earn more money and of course, to 'consume' more. And maybe part of it is because we got our priorities wrong esp for me. Making time for ourselves and spending time with nature costs us nothing. Its cheaper than going out at an expensive restaurant and worth more than filling your empty stomach...
"...Where'd the days go?
When all we did was play..
And the stress that we were under
Wasn't stress at all
Just a run and a jump
Into a harmless fall....."
-Paolo Nutini
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