Busy ...?
I think everyone agrees....we are all very busy people. I have been paying more attention to this word lately, maybe because I have been experiencing this state myself.
But the question is what have i been busy doing ? what has been the result of all the busy-ness? I have no idea. I can see no physical result of this busy-ness or identify a particular source of this busy-ness. Its like,.... its all been in my head....hmmmm
In this busy-ness March has turned to May, May will turn to August, 28 will soon turn to 38....and then I'll stop and ask again, what have I been so busy doing???
I really don't want to be so busy, so how do I stop ?
While I am busy meditating on that, check out this poem ;)
Leisure
W. H. Davies
WHAT is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?—
No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows:
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night:
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance:
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began?
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
But the question is what have i been busy doing ? what has been the result of all the busy-ness? I have no idea. I can see no physical result of this busy-ness or identify a particular source of this busy-ness. Its like,.... its all been in my head....hmmmm
In this busy-ness March has turned to May, May will turn to August, 28 will soon turn to 38....and then I'll stop and ask again, what have I been so busy doing???
I really don't want to be so busy, so how do I stop ?
While I am busy meditating on that, check out this poem ;)
Leisure
W. H. Davies
WHAT is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?—
No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows:
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night:
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance:
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began?
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
posted by Shveta Puri at 11:25 AM
4 Comments:
good questions you pose! (and glad to see that you wrote :-) perhaps satish kumar can give us some more thoughts to ponder:
"A hero is not a special kind of person; every person is a special kind of hero when he or she is without fear. Every life is a hero's journey. When I trust in the universe, I am not afreaid to take risks. If I am afraid of taking risks, is life worth living?
All human beings are part of the tapestry of the universe, part of a pattern which connects. Nothing exists in isolation, in separateness. When I relaize this network of grand relationships, I lose the illusion of my separate self, I lose the ego, I lose the sense of "I" and "my." When there is no ego, who is afraid of whom?
When I am no longer self-concerned or self-seeking, then I am also not so critical and judgemental of others. I am able to get on with living life rather than worrying about it. I get up in the morning, I clean my teeth, I eat a piece of fruit, I dig the garden, I answer letters, I shop for myself and for my neighbor who is ill, I cook lunch and share it with my family, I clean the dishes, and I rest, I read, I write, I go for a walk, I attend a meeting, I make a few phone calls, and I got to bed at night. The next day is another day. Whatever needs to be done, I do it. Without always questioning, complaining, criticizing, doubtring, and, above all, fearing.
In Gerald Jampolsky's words, "Love is letting go of fear." I always seek love but am unable to love because I am unable to let go of fear. Love is all I need. Love is the source of joyful living. Love is my true destiny. In love I find the meaning of life. Love is the ground of all relationships. I am longing for love, but fear stops me from giving and receiving, from being fulfilled.
When I have been able to cultivate fearlessness in my everday life and have accomplished solid trust from which all activities flow, then I am able to act socially, politically, and collectively without fear and to follow a truthful and right course of action."
interesting thoughts.. and good that you are busy enough to appreciate the beauty of leisure...leisure is a luxury for lot many...but too much of every thing is bad they say.....
so dont think too much about being "busy"...busy is always good..
It is amazing that you live in CA and share the same name Shveta Puri as I do.
It is amazing that you live in CA and share the same name Shveta Puri as I do.
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