A much anticipated blog about loosing yourself, not in the madness but in wanderlust, in exploring, bringing a change forward. I can name at least few people who hate the place they live in, the weather, high paying jobs that demand nothing but your exhausted soul day in and day out, work politics, jealous co-workers, rush hour traffic and bills every month and happy hour beers that serve nothing but an induced trance to forget all the days' worries. And to my surprise I have also met people who think that's normal, and that's what life is!! I get astounded with people who think Life is all about securing the future financially and materialistically. Well there is a little bit of truth in it, we all need money to survive and buy the luxuries we all dream of, but does that mean there is no way around it otherwise? I have a personal motto, "If you can't live it, in the moment, at least dream it", because dreams take you where you want to go....At least there will no bill for it at the end of the month.. My job gives me an opportunity to come across a lot of people, and I have picked up the habit of being the soul of the conversation, I am secrectly understanding, observing, analyzing their thought process, not to judge but to experience the world and the people in it. It helps me grow within, helps me understand there are too many forms in all shapes and sizes, and the most astonishing fact I learned was majority of people I meet, have no dreams, no goals, no hobbies and nothing to look forward to, but Friday Night, Saturday barbeque, Sunday laundry and Monday morning and the rest of the Zombie week till TGIF ( Thank God It's Friday)... so on and so forth...
I was stuck in traffic last week, and was just dazing around, and every person I saw either behind the wheel, crossing the street, or just bumming around made me feel like I am in David Moody's book,
( A world full of living zombies, just existing without existence). The reason why people have become zombie like is because we have stopped changing. We have become too comfortable in an uncomfortable zone, I dont know how is it possible but I guess the human race is getting good at it. I used to be a Zombie once, sounds weird, but yea, and one day I got home from work and decided this is it... I might not be able to change anything drastically in my life at the moment, as I still need to work to pay bills, and go grocery shopping to fill up the fridge and finish my laundry but I am going to have to spice up life a little bit and start dreaming a dream. I couldnt spice it up as much, but just a little pinch of this and the dab of that, and just doing so, changed my whole perspective even in the little mundane things, like routine. I really admire people like Cheryl Strayed or Elizabeth Gilbert who give up their luxuries and come out of their comfort zones to explore something more bigger and better and give life a chance to prove that it's not just the bills, and dead end jobs that define us, there is more to it. Whats the point of making money with an exhausted soul inside. Not everyone has the courage to go to the extremes, but at least try as far as you can go. what's the worst that can happen? And I am not saying make random decisions and wind up homeless, but dream, plan and execute. Come out, explore, take a month off and wander off in a different country, dream of a different lifestyle, observe those who have achieved it and learn ... I have seen people who are perfectly peaceful with their so called income and basic necessities, it's all because they have decluttered their life back to basics, and find peace in the solace of nature. I have also met or read of those, who have left their secured jobs and comfortable lifestyle and moved to another country, state, or place. There are so many stories around us of people with lost dreams, or those who give up their dreams because they want to earn, most of us are stuck in a monotonous working life that we hate but can't survive without, can you imagine those people living like that all their life??? even the thought of it scares me, let alone living it!!! I have noticed people who are adventurers, explorers, people from creative fields are more alive than the dead end job-bers ( wow, I just made this word)... And if you are doing what you love to do from 9-5, that's great, but what is next?? What's your life after 5 PM?
I moved 7 times in my life, alot of people thought I was aimless and just wandering about. But the amount of freedom I gained was a great payback. Today I might not choose to move for a while, but I have the memory of having the courage to embrace change and come out of my comfort zone to start new. Even if the move turns out to be a failure, big deal, life is not over, but you will learn alot from it. Every move made me better with life challenges and in fact made me a better person. I learned to understand my likes and dislikes, I became more intuitive with my choices, helped me erase those baseless fears we all have glued to our conscious.
If you are not happy with your job, and you have enough money saved up, bring a change. Get out, explore, move out, change your environment, the time is never right until the day you do it. If nothing extreme, then change the way you do things, the way you commute, the way you see things in life, look for things that give you purpose it could be anything. If you spend 8 hours making your boss happy, spend the rest making yourself happy.
" The great thing in the world, is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving"
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
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