During our daily life, we often rush into things. As we get older,
the day gets shorter. Why? This is because we have lots of things to do and
plan. It seems as though we are constantly in a hurry.
People asked me on my last day of work: “What are you going
to do when you retire in such young age?”
There was no trace of any hesitation, nor was there a whiff of concerns in
answering this question. I explained I am not young. I want to take a moment to
appreciate life-the citrus smell of the gum leaves to the organic shapes of the
pebbles by the creek. I want to watch a spider spin its web and gaze into the
endless sky. I want to enjoy yawning
like my father does and sneeze like ‘Sneezy*’
at work.
People asked me, “won’t you feel bored for doing nothing?” I
said I have plenty of things to do. I will watch my garden plants grow; I will
count the morning dews if any on my fig tree and watch the sky to see the
clouds pass by. We can learn lots of things from the sky. I will meditate when
my family members are busy working. I will walk my old mum up and down the
street to strength her leg muscles.
I need to take my time to experience all these again, as we
grow older we tend to forget. Doing nothing used to be a dream and now I have
all my time for doing it. Doing nothing is not hard to do, I think I can do it
and do it well.
*Sneezy- one of my
work colleague who sneezes obnoxiously.
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