“Life has become monotonous. There isn’t anything new and exciting to do”. As a child, I heard my elders reiterating those words. I used to wonder how come all the elders are singing the same song of monotony and that to at the same time. As a kid, hum-drums are difficult to absorb. We have other imperative things to do - finishing our homework, planning a picnic on the weekend, pondering over a fight with a friend, making weird figures on our house walls, looking at the fan and trying to catch up with its rotating blades (weird, but I enjoyed it) and exploring the world around. No doubt we have an abundance of unfamiliar things and people to probe and poke into. And no wonder as kids we aren’t familiar with the song of monotony.
While growing up I endeavored to prevent myself from entering that space of boredom. I tried a-lot many things. That fear of boredom was so intense that it made me do all those things I never expected from myself. But I cannot deny the fact that whether all of it was fun or not, I don’t have any resentments against my deeds. Everything added a fresh page of memory to my book of life and made me the person I am today. And the same applies to most of us around.
I believe most of us will comply with me if I say that we all have mixed feelings regarding the platitude- Every day is a fresh day. Logically, is that even possible? Think. Some might agree and some might not. But then what about the song of monotony? From where did that come up? I am curious who wrote it and who composed it? And no matter how horrible we sing, it’s a compulsory song, which all of us has to perform on our stage of life.
The bigger question is- Can we dodge it? The answer makes me quote Confucius- “Those who think they can and those who think they can’t are both usually right”. Ultimately, it all depends on which “who” you be. And that is something that all of us do as kids. A kid might not be as mature as a grownup, but what’s the benefit of being a grownup if we can’t enjoy the situation we are in. Here, by the situation, I mean the monotony that we experience and yell about. It’s not like as a child we don’t experience boredom, or to be precise monotony, but what makes it easy is our urge to get out of it and look on to something more exciting. And exciting doesn’t mean that it has to be something new. Won’t you all agree that how playing a particular game every day with the same group of friends and that too in the same park was so much fun? All of it was same but still unique every day. How did that happen and who did that? You all know the answer.
As we grow up most of us lose the exuberance to make things interesting and build a virtual wall around us to limit ourselves. We think so much. Thinking is important, but not at the cost of losing your freedom of thoughts and expression. Even I do the same sometimes. For example, I used to think a-lot before calling or even sending a text to an old friend, with whom I haven’t been in touch for very long. It’s like my virtual walls used to show up and stop me. But with time I worked on it and I can surely say that breaking those walls is under process and things are turning out well.
What we overlook is the fact that the time, the people, the place and the situation we are in right now are THE BEST for us and it’s our responsibility to get the best out of it. Nobody told you that the best times will always have something new to offer and make you happy. Who told you it’s not going to monotonous? That’s your presumption.
If you look at it the other way around, boredom is not the lack of stimulation or something fresh. Instead, it’s a mental state we experience to evade self-reflection. Deep inside ourselves, we realize that we have more to offer. Hence, instead of considering it something useless, consider it as a tool that has the power to make you rethink the bond you share with yourself and with the world. So, be happy and embrace the monotony of life whenever you experience it. Remember, that dealing with too many unfamiliar things will eventually get tiresome as you won’t be able to catch up with all of it at the same time. So relax and appreciate this song of monotony.
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