Chase towards Happiness

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 Should I watch that movie in theatre or should i go to that new cafe or should I gossip about people to other people or should I feel sad for just nothing?

We are too busy in chasing the hyped highs , thrill and the climaxes of events. We get bored with the monotony and are always in a hustle to do something which makes the event memorable as if we are always seeking some degree of drama in our lives. Although life may contain many events and drama but its large part is devoid of events. We live in the monotony of life. We seek the happenings - like  hang out every weekend, watching movies, blind casual dating, validation on social media ( I do post this blog's link on social media but in my defence writing is kinda meditation for me and keeps me sane and the happiest). In all this race to seek happiness in happenings we forget how to deal with the boredom of monotony OR to have peace in that monotony. 

Today I realised that we need an environment of acceptance of truth to deal with the boredom. The magic lies in acceptance of monotony. I write this sitting in my room alone, away from my family and friends and just looking at my chair full of winter sweaters. ( I do need to wash them to enjoy this spring in my PJs). The calmness lies in present moment. Happiness lies in monotony, for me it is when I write letters or record a song 100s of times before sending it to my loved ones. Monotony is precious. The beats of "kehendi hundi si" can be thrilling and the loss of a loved one can be devastating but these highs and lows are just part of our lives and in a way they make the monotony a tad uncomfortable for us. Though I feel tiresomeness of stability is what our lives contain the most and an acceptance of this truth is necessary. Monotony can be beautiful afterall. ❤️

Yours

Boring Philippa. 


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