I dream of simple things I can believe in Like the feeling this day brings True love and the miracle of forgiving I believe in simple things. In today’s day and age when things have become so complex, have we ever taken a breather to step back and look at how it all became this way? Here’s the answer to this. God invented man, man discovered science and science took over from there. In trying to simplify our lives, we’ve only made it miserably complicated.
We get paralyzed when the battery dies in our cell phones. We lose our cool when we don’t have network coverage. When the ATM is not working we get out of our car and go into a bank and talk with the cashier. A man’s personality is judged by the gadgets that he flaunts. The first thing that a teenager does after using the bathroom in the morning is to check his Facebook account. And we’ve forgotten how it’s like to have a conversation or a thought without fighting the noise or temptation in the background.
I’m not trying to paint a horrid picture here, but facts are facts and we need to ask ourselves “Do machines rule us?”
We need to break free from this mechanical and monotonous life cycle and be our own boss.
Here are a few tips that might be of some help:
1. Get up and go for a walk no matter how much you hate it. The fresh air will do you good and the movement will get the blood flowing.
2. Try to cook at least twice a week – cooking is therapeutic and cooking for your loved ones will bring you closer to them.
3. Take time out with dear ones – we spend more time running away from those who care for us, festivals which teach us the value of giving and loving have somehow lost their essence these days.
4. Enjoy life as though you really mean it and think positive. If you think positive positive things will happen.
5. Don’t be scared to venture into your mind and discover yourself. Know and accept your weaknesses gracefully and try to correct them.
6. Learn to switch off your laptop/ mobiles and grab your partner and enjoy a simple day at the park.
7. Do not give room for gadgets to occupy and rule your time always.
Simplify your life by NOT trying too hard to simplify it with too many gadgets as when you die you cannot take them with you. Learn to live a meaningful and gadget-independent life so that you can depend only on yourself and your family and you know that something worth living for. Life is unstable and the days that we spend on this earth should be interactive, meaningful and worth remembering. Do not get stuck with your gadget every time and miss the small the greatest things in life. Your baby’s smile and the feeling of holding your partner’s hand are definitely more precious than the brand new app in your cell phone.
– Dr Julie Leishangthem