Together, we can do so much, together we can be so much, together we are so much
This thought is something that constantly inspires me to get off my phone and get out of my house. It takes me away from my desktop and takes me to some place where I can be more than a couch potato, do more than type and speak more than through a microphone. If only we all considered ‘being together’ to be more than just on a Whatsapp or a Facebook group.
But why? Why should I, or you for that matter, leave all our gadgets behind and take a walk or go meet some friends or have a cup of coffee in a new restaurant instead of carrying it with you in a cardboard cup? Why should you sit down and talk when you can walk and talk? Why should you turn your music off and listen to people or your environment?
Because you’re missing out on the greater things in life. We’ve all grown so fond of the idea of ‘quick and easy’ that we have forgotten slow and calm or beauty and appreciation or acknowledgement. We have forgotten about sunrises and sunsets, walks in parks, swing sets and beaches. One may argue that it’s difficult to slow down when the rest of the world moves at lightning speed, and how can you make time for leisure when work and responsibilities are in the way. Yet, these are the same people who spend a huge amount of their spare time on social networks and aimless internet browsing.
It is really sad that as time passes people have forgotten the need for togetherness. We tend to take so much joy from being able to connect with each other remotely through our smart phones and latest gadgets that we have become so oblivious to the actual joys of meeting in person or sharing a cup of coffee together.
There is joy in catching up with old friends; there is joy in watching Mother Nature take its course. Trust me, you deserve some time out, no one will die if you take 15 minutes off to go watch the sun set over the horizon. It will be the best 15 minutes you’ve had in a long time.
I’ve listed a couple of things you could try out to experience the joy of togetherness or simply the joy of nature:
1. Go out for dinner with your friends or family and make a deal. All phones down, the 1st person to pick theirs up pays the bill. (Take just one picture before or after the meal if it worries you so much)
2. Make time for a short walk every evening in your compound, ask a neighbour or a friend to accompany you even if it it just for 30 minutes.
3. Go to a café and sit in for your coffee/meal. Stop using cardboard cups so often, sit down, and enjoy the coffee, the ambience and a good book if you can make the time. Cardboard cups have contributed to our fast lifestyles.
4. Call up some old friends and decide to meet at some common place. Just spend the evening together. No need to go to any fancy places, no need to do anything together, just meet up and hang out A movie at a group member’s place doesn’t hurt either or a board game, ludo, snakes and ladders, monopoly, twister, go crazy, go old school . (This one is my personal favourite)
Check out: http://www.kissanpur.com/
Have a look at this video:
This thought is something that constantly inspires me to get off my phone and get out of my house. It takes me away from my desktop and takes me to some place where I can be more than a couch potato, do more than type and speak more than through a microphone. If only we all considered ‘being together’ to be more than just on a Whatsapp or a Facebook group.
But why? Why should I, or you for that matter, leave all our gadgets behind and take a walk or go meet some friends or have a cup of coffee in a new restaurant instead of carrying it with you in a cardboard cup? Why should you sit down and talk when you can walk and talk? Why should you turn your music off and listen to people or your environment?
Because you’re missing out on the greater things in life. We’ve all grown so fond of the idea of ‘quick and easy’ that we have forgotten slow and calm or beauty and appreciation or acknowledgement. We have forgotten about sunrises and sunsets, walks in parks, swing sets and beaches. One may argue that it’s difficult to slow down when the rest of the world moves at lightning speed, and how can you make time for leisure when work and responsibilities are in the way. Yet, these are the same people who spend a huge amount of their spare time on social networks and aimless internet browsing.
It is really sad that as time passes people have forgotten the need for togetherness. We tend to take so much joy from being able to connect with each other remotely through our smart phones and latest gadgets that we have become so oblivious to the actual joys of meeting in person or sharing a cup of coffee together.
There is joy in catching up with old friends; there is joy in watching Mother Nature take its course. Trust me, you deserve some time out, no one will die if you take 15 minutes off to go watch the sun set over the horizon. It will be the best 15 minutes you’ve had in a long time.
I’ve listed a couple of things you could try out to experience the joy of togetherness or simply the joy of nature:
1. Go out for dinner with your friends or family and make a deal. All phones down, the 1st person to pick theirs up pays the bill. (Take just one picture before or after the meal if it worries you so much)
2. Make time for a short walk every evening in your compound, ask a neighbour or a friend to accompany you even if it it just for 30 minutes.
3. Go to a café and sit in for your coffee/meal. Stop using cardboard cups so often, sit down, and enjoy the coffee, the ambience and a good book if you can make the time. Cardboard cups have contributed to our fast lifestyles.
4. Call up some old friends and decide to meet at some common place. Just spend the evening together. No need to go to any fancy places, no need to do anything together, just meet up and hang out A movie at a group member’s place doesn’t hurt either or a board game, ludo, snakes and ladders, monopoly, twister, go crazy, go old school . (This one is my personal favourite)
Check out: http://www.kissanpur.com/
Have a look at this video:
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