Everything and Nothing

Hello,

I'm currently in my semester break, which lasts quite a while, and I had all these plans in my head, all the stuff I would do during the holidays, to make it a productive one.

But do you know what usually happens in my holidays?

Almost all plans never work out. Except the odd one or two. But the rest? They remain as plans in my head, to be done the next time because things happened this time; because there wasn't enough time; because I don't have all the right material. I spent most of my time watching movies, dramas, maybe reading the a few books, spending the day out, but mostly lots of lazing around doing nothing. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the the things I did when they lasted, but somehow, they don't give me the accomplishment of having actually done something. I feel like I've done something but nothing at the same time.

I guess I might be a bit maudlin, but for someone who wanted to do so much, I do so little and I sometimes wonder if I'm ever going to do them at all. I want to and yet I don't. I tell myself this is it, I'm going to do it this time and yet it never happens. And the entire process repeats itself again the next semester break.

I should break this cycle. Like, I actually should.

Will I?



"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"
 - John Lennon

Hello!

Hello!

Welcome to my little blog.

I once read somewhere, where the author (who I can't remember and I tried searching for it, believe me) had said something along the lines of -

"If you worry about it being perfect all the time, you'll never start writing".

Which is true. I planned to have a blog half of my life. It must be perfect, I'm going to talk about this, etc. And the day I finally decided to write this post was a day where I didn't plan it at all. A day where I just felt like writing what I'm feeling and went ahead and did it.

So, I just finished watching the movie, About Time, and I love it. It was released in 2013, but hey, you're never too late to watch a movie. What Tim, the main character, said in this movie resonated with me. He said that the secret to happiness is to live your life as if you deliberately come back to this one day, to enjoy it, as if it was the full final day of your extraordinary ordinary life. It's basically a fancy way of tell you to live as if you were dying, but I was motivated by this, as I always am with most of the stories and movies I love, and I wanted to share this little motivation with you out there. Whoever you are, whatever you're going through, try to imagine yourself travelling in time to this very day you're in and get the most out of it, enjoy it, as much as you possibly could. Easier said than done, I know, and there are some terrible days where you wouldn't want to relive twice even if you could, but on one random day, or on a particularly bored holiday, just go out there and live, take notice of all the little things, and I hope you'll be happier, even if it's just the tiniest bit, for even that tiny bit is an extra dose of happiness.


"We're all travelling through time together, everyday of our lives, all we could do is to do our best, to relish, this remarkable ride." - Tim Lake, About Time.