After a long gap, met one of my college mate today for breakfast. We had very lil things to talk about(which i found weird). Somehow, just to keep the convesation going, i randomly asked her " so, what are the things you like to do?" She looked at me a while, then she said " Nothing much actually".
That's when our boring meet up became a real jumpstart for me. I have to admit that i was dumbstruck a while but after that i was like " Seriously?! Nothing?!" Once again she gave that weird look and answered, " in which way you are asking? You mean like my favourite food?"
Although i was very surprised but i explained her about my likes, what are the things i like to do, i even showed her my blog and mentioned this is one of it. She later explained how her life is going now: Work- Home- Assignments(She is doing her degree part time)- Sleep. She don't have much time for anything else.
I understand that she have a busy schedule, but what really bothered me was she don't even remember what she likes because of her busy schedule( I was seriously expecting her to list down something, at least that list would have encouraged her). We can clearly see that she don't have quality time for herself!
Sacrificing our time for work and studies is definitely a good thing as that is something which will play an important part in our future, but spending time and doing things we like gives us an opportunity to know ourselves - our strength, our weakness, it also makes us more relaxed, feel less dependent and so much more.
This story is not just about my friend. It's a story about many others out there who are running a race in life and forgot who they really are. Let's stop running in life and start living the life!
IN BETWEEN, what are the things you like to do? Do share!!!
