Have you ever felt the need to switch off? To take a break from the daily hustle and bustle of life?Most of us work 10-12 hours a day, 5-6 days a week…and then there are few that go beyond this as well… Isn’t it just crazy at what we are compelling ourselves to do? Isn’t it funny how we have made slaves of ourselves to corporate India? We work ourselves to death and for what? Are the benefits we strive for, worth the life we are throwing away?
Haven’t we forgotten that we need to work to live and not live to work? I know, some of you would be saying that to achieve your goals and fulfill your ambitions we need to work and slog hard... I know this because I was one of these people. I used to say the same things to myself and make myself content at being this slave.
And then? I see an old man who is extremely successful and has got everything he ever wanted in life… But I see that he has no past…he has nothing that he can look back and smile at… Is the one life we are granted worth all this? As one of my close friends would say, “What is the world coming too?”… She’s right….It’s not only injustice, crime and politics which has lead to the downfall of our generation. It is also the immense pressure and stress we put ourselves under and all in the name of success…
It’s time to change….it’s time to take some time off and analyse where and how we are placed in life. It’s time we realize what we are doing to ourselves and ask ourselves if it is worth it…!
Many of us will read this….agree with it and then forget it and move on with their lives…the choice Is yours….This is only a blog and my interpretation of what we are doing to ourselves. Time waits for no one….stop wasting yours!
*** A final note ***
Sadly my annual leave comes to an end and it’s time to get back into the normal grind of life. This is my last post from India although now that I am hooked onto this thing called ‘Blogging’, I’m sure I’ll be spending a lot more time on this and it’s give me a great way to feel connected to you guys. But I must stay, i feel great. A whole month of being lazy and doing nothing….sleeping, mails, chatting, shopping, partying… it was exactly what i needed. Trust me, you should all take some time to switch off and spend time with your family, your friends and just yourself….It’s worth it!
