The lockdown taught me and my family
two most important and best things and both
these two things are related to one common thing (which we will find later in
the article).
The first best thing which was
actually learnt as a result of NOT ABLE to do normal- everyday- little
things due to lockdown restrictions, which we were doing earlier but taking
as granted.
I along with my family learned that we cannot and should not take
anything, in life, however trivial it may seem, for granted. For Ex. For me- it
is evening park visit with my mother or playing outdoor game with my little
sister or going out for a drive and fun with my father and for my parents –it
is meeting/hanging out together with their friends or watching movie at theatre
or just mini outing for shopping or nearby food stall.
The second best thing which was
actually learnt as a result of ABLE to do normal –everyday- little
things due to ample time provided by lockdown, which we should do but were NOT doing earlier on regularly basis.
We were able to do many such things which could not be done due to lack
of time in ‘modern’ era’s ‘busy’ daily life but these are the things which give
tiny/little happiness and make our lives beautiful and meaningful. For ex. Re-connecting
to old pals/relatives to whom which no connection was made since long time; Reading
books laying in bookshelves since long time; Revisiting old personal/family
memories through old photo albums/CDs which were getting dusted; Re-discovering
old hobbies/passions which were dying due to not paying consistent time &
energy; Spending ‘Quality wala’ quantity
time amongst family members (This is one of few things where BOTH quality and
quantity matters) and many such other things which are very close to our hearts
but we couldn’t find time in this ‘भाग-दौड़ की जिंदगी’.
And now the common thing-
The thing which is common in both the
above best things is called The REAL ‘To Do List’ which we have pushed to last in our
priority list/paying lesser attention due to time consuming and never ending Professional
‘To Do List’ and Personal ‘To Do List’. It seems that everyone here on earth,
having various backgrounds, always pay attention/focus on only these 2 Types of
To Do Lists for planning and passing every day with maximum productivity and
hassle free manner. One is Professional ‘To
Do List’ which is mainly related to Earning Money/Accumulating Wealth and
one’s occupation and the second is
Personal ‘To Do List’ which is mainly related to Spending Money/Enjoying
Wealth and one’s personal & social lifestyle.
BUT there is MOST important ‘To Do List’ (More Important and Meaningful
than the above twos, but we never include such list in our daily planner/never
pay focus on the same as we are ‘Busy’ on weekdays due to lot of Professional
Work/’To Do List’ and we are ‘Busy’ on weekends due to lot of Personal Work/’To
Do List’
So, no dedicated time slot on daily
basis/dedicated day on weekly/monthly basis for the REAL To Do List which is mainly related to Matters that REALLY
Matters and is the base for Real-Meaningful-Joyful Living.
This REAL TO DO list includes all the
tiny-little everyday things which we enjoy most, are closest to our hearts and
matters which is foundation of our human existence. After all, we didn’t
visit this planet earth to exploit Natural resources, increase Country GDP/World
Economy, add ZEROEs to our bank balances, being part of this never-ending ‘Rat
Race’. NO-Never. There is much larger purpose of this God Gift called ‘Life’.
Examples may include Laugh;
Sing-Read-Dance; Count your blessings; Hugs, Smile; Music; Compassion; Help to
needy; Deep Breathing; Give thanks; Love; Keep Learning; Notice Kindness;
Gardening; Hearing the chirping of birds; Just sitting quietly; Playing with
Kids & Listening to Kids imaginative & dreamy talks; Getting valuables
insights from life experiences of elders-nothing is trivial in this REAL TO DO
LIST in the truest sense of living life.
It took just one tiny invisible virus to make
all of us realise all these truths of a meaningful & well-lived life!
