Surviving the Rat Race

Apparently rat race is only way to survive and there is no other means. Everything around is moving so fast except the traffics hues! Technology is changing everyday, our smart phones are getting smarter and so are we. Are we? I am not sure. Our food habits have been really Instant. Instant Maggi to Instant Dosa's to Instant Paneer Makhni! I mean who thought Paneer can be made in 5 minutes! Anything Instant and we are upon it. So much so that even our sorrows and disappointments are instant. A day in our life goes upside down and we are done for weeks together or sometimes may be months. The wheels of our life is constantly moving that even a small bump feels like we are being stopped for no reason. The journey is long for sure, so aren't we supposed to get off the wheels and take a small breath if not a deep one. Of course the entire human existence is on ‘how much we earn’?? It is a basic question which disturbs all the levels of society at various intensity. An upper class individual might not bother as much a middle class one but still the race is on to take over his counterpart. The question is can ‘Money’ add to the quality of our life? The answer can be debatable. Some might agree and some may not. Money can be help full for collective well being and bring down the stress levels to various extent and even design our life in a certain way but it cannot fill the vacuum of our head space. An expensive gift might not make us happy while a walk on a sea shore or even a plush green garden might just make our heart sing. It is as simple as that. No matter to which class of society we belong, there is always an unpleasant feeling within ourselves. 

Not everyday we feel good about life especially when things din't go the way we expected. There are times we sulk and get into that cocoon mode and the marginal depression sets in. It happens unconsciously, gradually without the realisation that we are troubled by ourselves. The routine gets frustrated and we become zombie’s! I believe that everyone at some stage becomes restless and wants to silently give up. Everyday may not be overwhelming, exciting and bright as it is expected to be. But still we can live with hopes in our heart, smile on our face and count on the blessings that we made it until here. There are many who doesn’t even get to see the sun in the morning. Invest time on emotional well being, be kind to people around, appreciate and sleep well. Even though there is no promise for a better tomorrow, there is reflection of our deeds. Some act of kindness, somewhere to someone might just fall in our lap as gratitude. Be good, do good.