Whole Humans

What a strange thing it is to rush.

Hurry, come on, be quick, do it urgently, act fast. I am sick of hearing it in my office. Because I hear it so often from my seniors I have blindingly, as if I am hypnotized, started saying the same things to my juniors.

You get the pressure from up and you give the pressure down. So not done!

I realized my sorry state when my colleague retorted to me, “I am not a machine. I take time.”

Then I said what the rush!

I mean what is the rush about? Why are we in such a frenzied state almost all the time?

Because it saves time?

What a joke that is.

Funny thing is that we rush through the office. Then we rush through the commute. All just to reach home a little earlier. But then what do we do at home?

We take our phones out and scroll the slot machine (tiktok, facebook, instagram, youtube). And that too in a distracted state. We are not 100% present even while at it!

Isn’t something terribly wrong?

The frenzied state has become our default state. We can’t stop or slow down the momentum that builds up watching the ways of the world.

I am also struggling with the same thing. But sometimes some things happen in our daily lives that surprises us, jolts us, takes our breath away and we slow down.

So, two things happened with me today:

First, I was writing hurriedly an official note with a new pen. And I realised I loved the color of the ink it left on the paper. I started enjoying the process of writing. And I slowed down.

While I was on my way back home I was awe-struck looking at the hues of the dusk. Instead of rushing home I stopped and stared. And then I took out my phone and took a picture to remind myself in future that this happens when you slow down.

Conclusion

The point is that whatever we are doing we should be fully present in the here and now. And it could only happen when we slow down.

You can even scroll your ‘smartphone’ to your heart’s content if it helps you be present, if it helps you slow down.

What is the rush, eventually we will die when we have to. Till then, why not enjoy whole-heartedly and ‘whole-presently’ the journey?