Reflections -009

Off Time

when was the last time you enjoyed your Off Time?
Off Time? What’s Off Time?
Some of you may ask. Why some of you…? May be, most of you may ask. Because we work continuous. We work consistent. We work sincere. We work passionate. We work with no interest, compulsion, stress and importantly we work for someone, for something and for some reasons. All happens. Either we work for ourselves or for someone…Whatever it is… have you ever enjoyed your Off Time?

Birth, School, College, Work, Marriage, Children, School again … This life has been designed to get “next and next “. This life is never designed to have “Off Time “in between.” Off Time “is only when we are exhausted. Only when we are stressed out. That also not for all human beings on earth. That’s for selected individuals.
So… What’s this “Off Time “is all about?

When we work we have two classifications. Work for others and Work for ourselves. Work for others hold majority. Working for others is like riding a bike, driving a car – which can be redirected to any direction at any time with the help of a remote control by someone named as Founder. The same story goes inside a family. Someone makes a decision and members get complete redirection. I am not saying you don’t work for someone. All I am saying is to understand the nature of the job trail you have taken. Its someone’s nose. You can’t breathe fresh air there. The origin of stress comes here.

There is an another classification.
Self-employed? Entrepreneur? Founder? Start up? Alright. Here we start with a word called “Dream “to end up to the status I mentioned above in previous paragraph – The same Founder. The Founder disease comes in and the team works with you feels the heat. You collect Honors and the Team collect wages. The curious and passionate soul in you dies because of the pressure from the same status built by same you. In between all these, you become a Founder employee. Founder employee with lot of stress and with an unsatisfied soul. (One in Million wins the race with a SATISFIED soul!)

So what’s this Off Time is all about?
Simple. When you live -Have you lived for yourself? Have you ever had an evening walk – plain, simple, without electronic gadgets? Have you ever spent time with your kids, wife, parents, friends, relatives? Have you ever spent time with old aged? Ok. Ok. Feeling heavy? Let’s try this. Have you ever become wet in Rain? Have you ever played an instrument? Have you ever trekked to a new altitude? Have you ever had a Goal free drive? Have you ever stayed in forest for few days to understand the nuances of nature? Have you ever sat next to beach waves without thinking of the useless past? Have you ever sung a song?

Enough. Enough working consistently. Take a break. Take a complete break. Stay away. Stay with yourself. Speak to it. Listen to its murmurs. Heal its pain. Celebrate its victories. Treat it like a kid. Be with it. Play with it. People may call you Mad, Fool, Idiot, Useless, Philosophical … Just stay away from those feedback. It’s between you and yourself. No one has the right to stay in between!

Once the Off Time is enjoyed, you are a fresh soul again. Come back. Follow and execute your responsibilities but… do everything with an outcome called Off Time. Off Time is a soul refilling time. Off Time is an ‘On mode mind’s’ detox. Off Time is a Rainbow lining to your life. Live life with Rainbow Lining. Don’t just live life and bury yourself with the materials you purchased!

Will you? Shall we?