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The susurrus my quill doth make, is in fact the angel who spake.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

how do you feel in the morning?

I have made an observation during my travels. Its almost common everywhere I go. During the day I see people shuffling between all kind of moods & states. They are excited, passionate, dull, irritated, etc. By the nightfall I see some tired, exhausted or content at times. The most interesting time is when they get up. I usually get up earlier than most people I am with.
You see unless, there is a train/flight to catch or an urgent meeting, someone knocking the door, there is such a lack of enthusiasm at this point. I rarely see the welcome smile for a brand new day. There is a dullness about the morning or lack of sleep. Unless there is a very important reason to get up which has been planned earlier, there is no drive to get out of bed. I often like to ask what people do over the weekend. How does their morning begins is the most important feedback for me. I want to understand what exactly drives people everyday, what pushes them towards forthcoming events. I am specifically interested in the mornings when there is nothing planned in prior.
Isn't there anyone living their life by making their own decisions, or has everyone stopped making plans and organizing their schedule. Is it too necessary to have a plan to even get up? As far as I see we are almost as good or bad as dead for the world when we are asleep. Do we want to remain dead for as long as we can help????
Why cant our existence on its own be exciting enough to look forward to each day? I find the sunrise in itself so pleasant a time to not miss it in the morning. I dont go out in the balcony or the roof top to see it everyday. But just knowing at a moment the sun is rising right now, is such a soothing experience in itself. Fortunately for me, I rarely have days now when I have my morning planned for something. Comparing that with most people's lives I should have the least amount of zeal to get up early morning.
I mostly hear that if there is a plan for supposing 9 am in the morning then generally people just like to get up say at 8 am so that they can get ready, eat and leave. Nobody wants to have a nice and relaxed morning or at least the synonym for that is lazing in the bed.

No wonder the faces in the morning of people I often see is the dullest and lifeless. Look at your face without washing it in the mirror each morning. Look into your eyes. Ask yourself what are you doing in life and what for.
Honestly this feels like a very dull and deprived life. I hardly consider this as lifestyle of people who have chosen their own occupation/profession. It more sounds like living on a gun point. That people only move because there is no other choice. Otherwise if people who can help or have lenient schedule wouldn't wanna wake on time even on weekdays, let alone weekends.

I am sure there are days when people exhaust themselves beyond their physical/mental capacity and look forward to more rest than usual. But does sleeping extra really makes you feel energetic after you get up. I strongly doubt. I d say that sleep early if you want to catch up on missed rest. But try begin your day for no particular reason, maximum by sunrise. I wont say what difference it makes but you feel it yourself. You could try it for two weeks and find out.

You dont really need a reason for it. Just do it for yourself. Like the days you have to go to work but you dont have to actually rush your breakfast or bath. Have it like you would do on a sunday i.e. at ease. Not like you are on a mission and will be suspended for taking long. But it can only happen if you have sufficient time before you have to get onto your schedule.

The parameter to your life's current state up till now can only be known by exactly how you feel when you first open your eyes each morning. If you find it peaceful & calm then wait and check if its so for the next one hour at least. You have to spare yourself at least that much each day, don't postpone it for the day to end. You are very precious, treat yourself like that. Everything in the world is secondary & dependent to your existence and it doesn't exist if you don't.

5 comments:

  1. That's so true. Your post has inspired me a lot and now I have actually started enjoying my mornings even more by getting up before sunrise. You rightly said that sunrise in itself, is so pleasant. That's the best time to meditate and seek the answers of those myriad questions we have , about the purpose of our existence,though I still need to perfect the art of meditation. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with us. Reading such writings make you feel even more stronger.thanks again

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  2. What if the first feeling when u open eyes is not pacefull and calm, but a mix between panic and nostalgic. This can happen even before the sun rices and kill ur sleep.

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    1. i am glad you could observe this. its not healthy if you often feel this way. the level of anxiety is high in your life. you should take measures to truly relax yourself everyday, a lot has been getting accumulated in your mind. you definitely need to unwind. you are very important, please pay more attention to what you really seek and work towards that in order to have a satisfactory life. something somewhere is unfit or imposed right now. you are scattered in many directions. you need to gather yourself and focus on what you truly need. bring your mind in the present moment. past is a dream and future hasnt arrived yet.
      Find your self, discover your self and know your self.

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  3. Well great post pal

    i could relate any things from here, though i wake up at around 10 not the exact guy with your post.

    but i remember once we friends had a boys night out at friends terrace, sorry for putting it here but it was full of alcohol, science and nature discussions, even i had couple of beers, i remember everyone fall out they went to beds at 3 am,

    My philosophy which matches here why sleep its like i am killing my life ..

    that day sorry night i was in to my gf thoughts, so it wasn't hard to wake up all night, when it was 4.30 - 5 am i saw many unseen things, owl went to sleep in their nest, other birds came out, best pasrt was yet to come, the sun, for me its not the full rise that i like, its moments earlier to rising. well it was so much beautiful.

    that day i realized how god it will be if i see this everyday, it definitely gives positive energy.

    so this was some 5 years back

    life now is putting in to our self on bed at 1 am, being online at wazzap for hour or more, and waking up 10..

    well even i was delighted with the experience, i cant wake myself up even at 7 even alarms get auto turn off !! you know how :P and when i do get up at 10 i am filed with regrets, guilt, thoughts are like wish i was up early i could have made most of it.. and this negative energy shapes the day..

    sorry for stretching it thought you might tune in to vibe i feel.

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  4. Well great post pal

    i could relate any things from here, though i wake up at around 10 not the exact guy with your post.

    but i remember once we friends had a boys night out at friends terrace, sorry for putting it here but it was full of alcohol, science and nature discussions, even i had couple of beers, i remember everyone fall out they went to beds at 3 am,

    My philosophy which matches here why sleep its like i am killing my life ..

    that day sorry night i was in to my gf thoughts, so it wasn't hard to wake up all night, when it was 4.30 - 5 am i saw many unseen things, owl went to sleep in their nest, other birds came out, best pasrt was yet to come, the sun, for me its not the full rise that i like, its moments earlier to rising. well it was so much beautiful.

    that day i realized how god it will be if i see this everyday, it definitely gives positive energy.

    so this was some 5 years back

    life now is putting in to our self on bed at 1 am, being online at wazzap for hour or more, and waking up 10..

    well even i was delighted with the experience, i cant wake myself up even at 7 even alarms get auto turn off !! you know how :P and when i do get up at 10 i am filed with regrets, guilt, thoughts are like wish i was up early i could have made most of it.. and this negative energy shapes the day..

    sorry for stretching it thought you might tune in to vibe i feel.

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