The Power of Less

Today's life is fast and furious. People don't get enough time in a day to fit in all the things they want to do. However if one could change a 24 hour day into a 28 or a 30 hour day, nothing would change. We would still say - we dont get enough time. Too many things to do in too less of a time.So much to say, so much to eat, so much to do, so much to see and so on and so forth. In this world of abundance - where the per capita income has substantially increased in the last decade or so, people are spoiled for choices.

When you have too many options, your mind starts to play tricks with you. You don't know where to stop. Nothing seems to be good as there is always a better option available just round the corner. A better job, a better pay, a better vacation, a better boyfriend , a better spouse . Phew! The list is never ending. Your mind gets exhausted just thinking about it.

Once when my husband was pondering over the idea of gifting a tablet to our 7year old daughter , I thought if we really go ahead with the idea we will just be adding one more option to the already long list of options we are compelled to do in a day. And so we decided against it.
We thought why do we need to stimulate our minds all the time with so many gadgets and gizmos. Why can't we sit ,just sit and do nothing. But the idea of just sitting and doing nothing is not so glamorous . I feel if we sit and do nothing, we start thinking profoundly about our life, our situations, our ambitions. The bottom line is we think. This 'me time' becomes important if we want to retain some sanity from this frenetic pace of life.

All of us like to unwind in a different way. Earlier we used to meet up with friends and relatives, read books, go cycling, play ludo and cards. And in a way it was kind of therapeutic. But now with WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram..so many choices. Again my mind goes crazy. And all of the people seem to be so happy and having so much fun on these platforms, that we automatically think- what am I doing? Why am I not singing,dancing, rock climbing,partying or vacationing like all of them ? The question is - what is life if it does not depend on the liver. You never know what one is going through, to reach where they are. I think the best way to go about it is to declutter your thoughts, be a little less judgemental, a little less stuff to do in a day, a little less of options and a little less of a stress because of all the choices. Only If we could succeed in doing this, then we could unleash the power of Less.