"Impatience is the new life" - just happened to remember this tag line that was used by this particular broadband services in an advertisement a couple of years ago. We all live in an era where we keep seeing disturbing and destructive changes around us and we ourselves are restless to change things in our favor. We always want things to move fast and expect results too very quickly. We are such an impatient generation.
Just one look around and we get to see the signs of this impatience. We hate to wait for everything. We can't sit and watch a cricket match for six hours and hence the faster format T20's are our favorite. We are so impatient to blog or read a blog, so we tweet or post a status on our facebook walls or timelines. We are so impatient to send mails so we IM. We can't wait for one song to finish until we start listening to another. We absolutely hate slow moving queues so we book online. We have absolutely zero tolerance towards delays in getting information. This characteristic is not just endemic to a certain age of people but to the whole lifestyle of this impatient generation.
We are also a generation which needs change and also needs to be constantly occupied. Either we work hard or play harder! Our lives are so enveloped by this constant static noise that even a little silence startles us. There is an underlying restlessness even though we are occupied with our aims, ambitions, dreams, hopes and desires. We are constantly wanting things and struggle to get them. We are constantly dissatisfied with what we already have and are forever hungry to do/get more.
We are impatient not because of greed but because there is so much to know and so little time, so many things to choose from but so little leisure to enjoy. Every moment we get such enticing ideas and options and we realize there is only one life to live it all. So, we are never ever completely satisfied with where we are or what we want!!
I don't really know if this is a good thing or a bad one. But I really wonder how far we can go on like this until we burn and fizzle out!! Should we stop, look and introspect? Will it do us any good if we try to understand the virtue of patience and force ourselves to go slow? Will a deeper understanding and perception of things lead us to a satisfied and blissful life?
May be it will or maybe not.
Just one look around and we get to see the signs of this impatience. We hate to wait for everything. We can't sit and watch a cricket match for six hours and hence the faster format T20's are our favorite. We are so impatient to blog or read a blog, so we tweet or post a status on our facebook walls or timelines. We are so impatient to send mails so we IM. We can't wait for one song to finish until we start listening to another. We absolutely hate slow moving queues so we book online. We have absolutely zero tolerance towards delays in getting information. This characteristic is not just endemic to a certain age of people but to the whole lifestyle of this impatient generation.
We are also a generation which needs change and also needs to be constantly occupied. Either we work hard or play harder! Our lives are so enveloped by this constant static noise that even a little silence startles us. There is an underlying restlessness even though we are occupied with our aims, ambitions, dreams, hopes and desires. We are constantly wanting things and struggle to get them. We are constantly dissatisfied with what we already have and are forever hungry to do/get more.
We are impatient not because of greed but because there is so much to know and so little time, so many things to choose from but so little leisure to enjoy. Every moment we get such enticing ideas and options and we realize there is only one life to live it all. So, we are never ever completely satisfied with where we are or what we want!!
I don't really know if this is a good thing or a bad one. But I really wonder how far we can go on like this until we burn and fizzle out!! Should we stop, look and introspect? Will it do us any good if we try to understand the virtue of patience and force ourselves to go slow? Will a deeper understanding and perception of things lead us to a satisfied and blissful life?
May be it will or maybe not.
1 comment:
Yeah, I guess it would help thts why I see many ppl embracing time tested methods like yoga and meditation which helps in slowing down and forcing one to think ....
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