Suddenly in March the entire nation came in wrap of lockdown with zero movements outside, restricted to four walls of the house. I so much wanted to write this piece of article since long but somehow i was too lethargic or can say laid back to work on it or it went in my least priority zone , may be because I too started following the herd or the race. Well 2020 has been a blessing in disguise for me for lot of things, for giving me the courage to speak up my mind and give my opinions rather than worrying about the criticism. I read alot during lockdown, I tried enhancing my culinary skills etc.
Initial two weeks went in adjustments to the new norm with a hope it will end soon but it extended and extended and its been 6 months now since we are confined to our house.
People were getting fired from jobs due to impact on businesses, I saw how hospitals started over charging on everything and created such a panic situation across the globe. The fear has gripped all of us so much that we all started getting scared now of our basic human needs, “ROTI “, “KAPDA” “MAKAAN” (Bread, clothes , house ).
I saw LinkedIn was filled with people showcasing how many online certification one has done and highlighting all of these through social media platforms. I saw instead of going and speaking to our loved ones we were more concerned about taking pictures of food and post or uploading tik tok videos. It was yet again the old race of who is doing better or more with who has got more likes, comments for there contents.
The entire social media where people joined earlier to network has now became a place of fake world with instant hook ups, fake friendships tags and show off. Well what was prevalent earlier in society of comparison about individuals is now in this space also where each of the people are using it as a tool to prove themselves. What we say we wont pass to our next generation of what we underwent, at the end we do same we yet again start show casing them that compare yourself with others and see what they doing rather appreciating, use the period of lockdown for your own mental peace and resilence we use the period looking for validations and approval of others about what we are isnt this sound more a point to prove your own self worth to the world .
Resilience means to give a break to your brain, recharge your batteries in order to let the creative channels flow through, but what i had been seeing is people are more engrossed in getting certifications rather than implementations. You must have seen the number of engineers or science graduate, but did you see we working together to bring some great change in our lives. Most of IITians will do an MBA from IIM or ISB and end up doing a 9-5pm job with the money they get. Weren’t these great brains of the country who probably were part of the rate race of IITJEE/ CAT and scored and got through the institutes but nothing innovative they doing apart from just holding on those degrees. Few are exceptions who has implemented their practical knowledge in uplifting and working for humanity with a cause and majority are sulking to their 9-5 pm job or bringing ideas and starts own set up and than sell for a higher margin and forget the sole reason why they did there engineering.
Coming to rat race in relationships.I saw a post of a friend recently who is sweet girl and then i see this guy who she has a crush. All of a sudden I see her trying to like whatever he puts in his social media be the topics she never have any idea, resharing his posts, becoming the first one to like his posts, writing messages in each and every post for no use where she not even getting a response. I believe this is where our whole generation has lost there individuality, why to impress or people please someone when you can be “Just You” . Always remember we all are unique, we may have similar interests but not necessary you need to have all of it to be with someone. My closest pals are the opposite of me in every aspect but still, we hold one common thing that is honesty and genuineness, we have a rock-solid foundation since last 20yrs, we may connect once in a while but then as if we had always been there for each other, we never judged each other, we never tried to impress each other, we hated something we will speak about it upfront and if we do hurt we apologize but with no hard feelings left. Well, true friends never do friendship basis someones looks, designation, caste, religion, popularity. The day you realize people are here for materialistic things you better run away and be alone.
Leave everything which take away your peace of mind and brings you down and makes you feel inefficient or unworthy be a job, be a relationship, be family, befriends and just for once Live for yourself by just listening to your Heart, I bet you will never regret about it and whenever you will look back you will be happy about the fact your didn’t do what everyone had been doing. You did what your heart said to you at that moment.If you confine yourself to the societal way of seeing things which means show off even when you lack empathy as your actions speaks volumes than your words. Most of us as struck with our sulking jobs because of financial security, because somewhere we have defined that the only source of income is through salary. We must get out of our comfort zones to find our own skillsets and looks for sources where your passion can be used, because your creative buttons will always be pouring you ideas no matter what as its conencted to your source, your gifts.
All you need to do is be in silence and reset your buttons and figure out what you want to do and why and automatically universe will align things, be people who can help you out to achieve your dreams, be courses which will help you move ahead etc.
PS : Tune in to your heart space and dance to rhytm of Universe.
