Humming the bad mood away

 “ Raindrops on roses & whiskers on kittens,

  Bright copper kettles & warm woolen mittens,

  Silver-white winters that melt into spring,

  These are a few of my favourite things.

Taking time-off!

Its been almost 4 months of me being out of the rat-race which is the fuel of our modern-days life. I must say its been one of the most rejuvenating experiences. My always otherwise restless-mind , always pining for something-else & expression which reads ‘I’d much rather be somewhere-else’ has been wiped out.

Everyday brings in new plans , an optimism, a hope , a new thing to learn…which would have been impossible if I had been caged to a cubbie. I am so loving the pleasant expectations a new day brings in…

I don’t have to be alert always ( which frankly puts a strain on all our senses, not desirable physically in the long-run),

I don’t have to be social ( cheerfull, ready to make small-talk) always I can be my quiet, solemn & thoughtfull as and when I please,

I don’t need to work on computerized application & work on things so far & remote from my daily life , that I can’t relate to.

I get to constantly do something new, different which keeps me pepped up…

Its this rat-race which sucks out the life in you & I don’t blame or look-down on those who put in their lives in pursuit for something as petty & common as money, which is the driver of the whole rat-race mechanism ….

Not that I don’t have lapses when I see my peers busy making themselves ‘usefull’ & in the process enjoying a healthy bank balance……….the lure of money surely is an attraction for the lesser-wise mortals.

But I have also come to the conclusion that we cannot live in our own happy bubble doing ‘nothing productive’ in society’s terms.(productive=anything which raises the GDP=destroy’s the environmental balance(source an article I read)) because however idealist one tries to be while living their life there is the constant-pull & influences of the environment we live in constantly hitting-us from all directions which even if give up all the luxuries as a suffix to our shunning the pursuit of money…one cannot deny that emergencies( modern-day diseases, unforeseen events) exist & money is the means for the solution.

Inspite of my strong views & hatred I confess to being a hypocrite …(for many reasons ….I cannot express in my writings., I am scared of being so frank even with myself ) I shall have to return to being a part of this rat-race so don’t judge me…….