RUSH
It was one of my regular days to work.
I was watching the crowd outside from my car.
At a traffic signal, I saw a young guy on a motorcycle stream past several vehicles with such twisted precision and reach the starting point.
He seemed to be in a marathon race. He was constantly racing his very nice bike and the sound resonated everywhere.
He was the centre of attraction!
As we got the green signal I could hear his bike speeding off. I know him he is an employee at my place of work. While I reach my workplace, I saw him rushing to the elevators.
Well, he had just gained a couple of minutes that me!
“I don’t have the time.”
It’s a phrase we hear daily. We live in an age of rush—fast food, fast eating, fast i.e. quick naps, fast internet, fast travel, fast texting.
And hence, as we rush, we also expect our returns to come at the same speed, which hardly ever happens.
We have forgotten to live in the present by chasing the ticking of the clock. We live in a world of emojis, which is ever-expanding, where people like me need a dictionary to decipher the meaning.
Productivity is prized, but peace is lost.
The irony is powerful. We hurry to secure a future, only to sacrifice our present.
We often forget that health, relationships, and even joy require pauses, silence, and time.
What if we slowed down? Just enough to listen, to rest, to reflect?
To be where we are, fully?
I am sure most of you would have rushed through this blog without completing it. If you have indeed made it this far, drop a simple emoji that I can understand!
Slow down.
In the rush to get somewhere, don’t forget where you are.
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