Rush rush rush

I am runnin runnin, I m runnin runnin.

Coz I am a girl in a hurry and I ain't got time dude!

we read so much about slowing down, smelling the flowers, taking time out....But in this day and age can we really afford to?

I thought and thought about it. A lot. Then I decided to do it. Just like that. Bam!

Well, was it worth it?

I don't know.

Isn't it crazy that I am always asking these questions but never really know the answers. Well, I am not God and so yes, its okay to not know! :D

But to earth! Yes, taking a break makes sense. At one level it is literally about not smelling the flowers often enough, recharging your batteries, figuring out your priorities. At another, it really teaches you the opportunity cost and what I would like to term the "opportunity worth" of all that you have in life.

What's important to know however is the fact that life isn't about waiting for your turn or getting to a meeting or even taking a long deep breath, however calming and energising that may be. It is about what happens when you weren't looking, what happens when you were waiting for "the one" but instead found another "not-so" perfect one, what happens when you are running between two meetings. Life isn't about thinking what to do. Life just is. You can't control it. At a lot of levels you can't even choose - your relatives, colleagues, your place of birth (I simply adore Epstein's poem!), but you can just go along. If it slows down, slow down, if its rushing you, don't kill yourself "feeling" rushed, just go with it.

In all the insights I've ever had about life, this one is the most powerful. And scary. And fatalistic. But strangely energising. Life just happens, or something like it. Taking time out isn't gonna change it, its part of it and neither will running kill you (unless you decide to shoot off in stilettos on the highway hurling yourself in a truck's way!). Its okay to rush, rush is good. After all, we only got till 2012 to live man so make the most of it! It could be pretty good fun you know!;D

Go Go Go!