I am serious, you can do ‘something’ by still doing ‘nothing’
How weird! Isn’t it?
But not for me anymore.
Wanna know how?
Then listen,
There was a time when I was too busy doing things, it didn’t matter to me what I’m doing, I was just doing it.
I was always found doing something or being busy for nothing. In fact, even stop to think that I am alive.
If I was not doing any physical task, I was sure to indulge in overthinking and mind calculations.
People started to think I’m mad.
And I think I was, that time! if dig past.
But still then and now,
One thing I love about myself is that no matter what I do or ever go down the wrong path, my mind starts an automatic self-examination session internally.
It happens automatically whenever I’m on the wrong track. I observed.
One day, during lockdown at home
I was as casually busy in my own tense world, suddenly my visibility stopped on my younger brother.
He was half laying resting his head on the wall, he was still and smiling in a peaceful manner with numb eyes.
I thought he is thinking something. Maybe daydreaming.
I disturbed him by pinching his sixth toe. Yes, he is Polydactyly.
I know he doesn’t feel anything to that extra toe but now he is awaked from that ecstasy state.
What’s wrong with you – he said, gruntingly.
Why are you smiling? Are you dreaming or remembering a joke?
Nope, I wasn’t smiling, I think so – he said casually.
You were. Don’t lie 🤥.
Tell me what you are thinking 🤔
He said; nothing.
What you were doing laying down.
Nothing – he said.
I think you need a little beating. Tell me or get ready.
Literally, I was just standing…
He panicked and said, wait, bro.
Nor was I doing or thinking anything. indeed-Indeed.
Then why were you smiling?
I don’t know, honestly, I was laid down with lethargy and a thought came.
What was that? I said curiously.
A thought came to me why do I not try to ‘think nothing?
How it is possible? To think nothing. I said.
Yeah, I think the same. so, I try to challenge it, so that I will not think anything.
but thoughts didn’t stop.
Then what happen – I asked.
I tried and felt a headache, but I had already taken the challenge so I couldn’t go back.
This time I stopped my physical movement successfully and started observing what I am saying to myself.
And then you wake me. Damn.
You were immobile for 15 minutes and doing nothing, just smiling, that’s why I felt weird.
Literally, I was enjoying it, I was happy with nothing. He said.
My experience
After that day I started thinking about this, and I also started to try.
As I thought it was better to try something instead of wasting time on mobile.
I just laid down and started to observe what ‘I am saying to myself.
It’s hard, it requires patience, I failed many times because of Flickering endless thoughts.
Sometimes I think ‘why am I even trying to do nothing, plus I want to see what happens when you’re thoughtless.
After so many sessions, I observed that my thoughts/overthinking and mind chatters are stopped.
I enjoyed it. Can’t explain in words, what a thoughtless state that is.
I never thought that doing nothing is also doing something.
How
Let’s
don’t think for a while.
Let’s
do nothing for a while.
Let’s
just lie down like you’re dead.
Let’s
sleep thoughtless.
Let’s
have a pause from rush life.
आइए कुछ देर न सोचें।
चलो कुछ देर के लिए कुछ नहीं करते।
चलो ऐसे ही लेट जाओ जैसे तुम मर चुके हो।
चलो बिना सोचे समझे सो जाते हैं।
चलो भाग दौड़ भरी जिंदगी से विराम लेते हैं।
Conclusion
- I started enjoying my leisure time.
- I stopped and started living life.
- It literally improved my sleep, now I just do nothing whenever I sleep. Only thoughtless sleep.
- In any troubled phase of life, have a moment for yourself and try to do ‘nothing’.
Can you do ‘nothing’? 👋
