Just like the various little dishes, on an Indian ‘thali’
meal or small portions from the 10-course Chinese cuisine…. some spicy, some
tangy, some sweet and some bland….our lives too should be filled with variety….
Imagine just having ONE curry/vegetable dish with our rice/bread daily…..and the contrary of having a VARIETY that we can savour if we put in some creativity in preparing our meals….
Yes, we may not have the time on a daily basis to cook ourselves variety, but if we deprive ourselves of this little and sweet changes in our meals, then we will be losing out on enjoying the ‘variety’ in life….
Imagine just having ONE curry/vegetable dish with our rice/bread daily…..and the contrary of having a VARIETY that we can savour if we put in some creativity in preparing our meals….
Yes, we may not have the time on a daily basis to cook ourselves variety, but if we deprive ourselves of this little and sweet changes in our meals, then we will be losing out on enjoying the ‘variety’ in life….
Yes, on a daily basis, we spend a majority of our time at
WORK, either for money sake, career sake, or for the sake of the job itself….
Leaving very little time for ourselves – yes, we will have
to wash, clean, iron and feed ourselves ..
But, beyond that, very limited time is spent with
ourselves…or doing something that pleases the Self..
Our jobs are part of our lives, but they are not Our Life….
Yes, work is worship, but then, spending time with Oneself
is also worship…
I spent loads of extra hours in office, to enable the
clearance of back-log work…but then I realized, no matter how much extra hours
I put in, the work doesn’t end…
What do I do…..
Well, I was happy working, but I also realized I was losing
out on other things…like travelling, spending time with friends, etc
A day came, I woke up with the awakening, that I would no
more work the extra hours especially on our rest days….I had to draw the line….
I went off to my home-town for a 3-day break, spending time
with family and friends and resting….it felt good to be amongst them…
I ask myself, is this how I wish to see myself in the
long-run….I doubt..
I understand its difficult to strike the balance between our
professions and personal life…
Most of the time, we give in to our jobs…..leaving very
little time for ourselves….
One day, we would soon understand, that the job was only a
job and nothing else…
We will begin to see the bigger picture of life and the
lessons that Nature would want us to learn…beyond the scope of our JOBS….
