Cigarette-Butts and Plastic Bottles

“The alarm goes off at 6 am, but I prefer to hit the snooze button and sleep-in for just 5 minutes more.”-Now how many times have we given this same excuse every morning for the reason of being late for anything? Let me answer that, at least a thousand times. Why is that we accustom our lives to such mediocre excuses when the truth really is that we simply were too lazy to go on with our mediocre mundane activities. Feeling so incomplete every morning that even waking up now requires a deeper meaning. We have gotten used to the idea of these inspirational movies and stories of finding ourselves and that our life actually is meant for something that we haven’t yet figured out! We let ourselves get sucked into the cliché of a “something more”. When the reality is that some people just don’t find that “something more” cause we are confused. So confused that even conducting day-to-day regular activities get tiresome and sometimes we just don’t feel like doing anything. Just lying in bed and pondering with eyes closed, taking deep breaths, and exhaling. Throwing your phone under the pillow because you’re too demotivated to answer people’s “whatsups” & “where are yous” has become a habit for people like us. All we want to be is left alone to figure out our cluttered minds before we are obliged to answer an outsider’s questions. Sometimes that’s just fine, contrary to what an outsider would think. Taking time to figure out your life, to be confused, to be lazy, and sometimes to just isolate yourself from the real world is what the doctor should prescribe. Everyone needs a reality check but we also need a getaway. For some people that getaway is something as simple as watching the smoke crawl out of their mouths and the ash slowly catching up to the cigarette-butt or playing pretend football with a plastic bottle. These tiny yet simple moments are counted as stress relievers or something equivalent to thinking caps. So If you find yourself anywhere in life flustered or frustrated, take some time off and be lazy. Explore your purpose of living…and most importantly don’t rush it. Life maybe short, but that doesn't mean you live in fear of never getting enough time. Make the most of your time in the way you think is best. Whether that is sleeping for half the day or eating two plates of momos every evening religiously or sitting by the sea, smoking a cigarette or even sitting cross-legged saying "OMMMM". 

Free your mind of any pressures or ideologies, because nothing is more important than personal sanity. Don’t make excuses for yourself as you have the right to do what you deem is best.