People always talk about being busy and having lots of work to do. We assume that they are either ignoring or trying to get themselves out of things they don't particularly want to do.
Well, one thing I have learnt after coming to college is that being BUSY can actually be a reality. At least for me, it is. It's not that the workload is too much or we have a lot of assignments or a lot on our plate for that matter. It's just the fact that we live in a social community where every one is more or less our age.
One can only imagine how messed up that can get. Imagine a 18 year old telling another 18 year old what to do. Or a 19 year old having a say in how all other 19 year olds will live in their dorm rooms. That's exactly what happens in college. And we need time to deal with these things.
I've always been a hyper active child and doing only one thing has never satisfied me. Ever.
So I wake up in the morning at around 10 or 11 am and check my phone for all the updates of what happened in my world while I was sleeping. It takes about 15-20 minutes to catch up with all the whatsapp messages, facebook statuses, snapchat stories and instagram feeds. Then, like any other normal human being, I do the daily chores. Here while I empty my abdomen off the night's urine and shit, I fill my mind with a mental list of the things that I have to do for the day. Then, I choose what to wear and go down. Classes. Lunch. Classes. Some interaction with friends and later I go play basketball or badminton. By the time I am done, the sun has set and the moon is smiling down on me.
Dinner? No Dinner?
Depends on how my day was.
A nice hot water shower and self grooming time
A call from mom and she wants me to come on skype.
But how? I have to go meet the boy I like.
I choose.
It's mostly mom, but the boy wins sometimes too. (Hoping the other one will always understand)
I have readings then. But I still want to spend some time with the boy. But I have assignments.
I choose.
The boy it is. ALWAYS.
I'm a teenager for heaven's sake.
At 2 or 3 am I realise I need to sleep, but I have assignments to do.
I choose.
Assignment it is.
Sorry sleep.
At 5 or 6 my eyes start rebelling and they want to shut themselves.
Then I sleep.
At 10 am my alarm interrupts my beautiful dreams and the cycle goes on.
That's when I wonder, where is the time?
Trust me when I say I am busy.
Sometimes I just want to take a few days off this normal schedule. I just want to lie in bed and do nothing. I want to cuddle with a friend. Watch a few rom-coms, cry a little and just take some time off this world.
I am not busy because I have assignments, I am busy because I have a life.
This busy schedule annoys me sometimes. I want to do random things sometimes. I want solace the other times. I just feel heavily over worked.
Well, one thing I have learnt after coming to college is that being BUSY can actually be a reality. At least for me, it is. It's not that the workload is too much or we have a lot of assignments or a lot on our plate for that matter. It's just the fact that we live in a social community where every one is more or less our age.
One can only imagine how messed up that can get. Imagine a 18 year old telling another 18 year old what to do. Or a 19 year old having a say in how all other 19 year olds will live in their dorm rooms. That's exactly what happens in college. And we need time to deal with these things.
I've always been a hyper active child and doing only one thing has never satisfied me. Ever.
So I wake up in the morning at around 10 or 11 am and check my phone for all the updates of what happened in my world while I was sleeping. It takes about 15-20 minutes to catch up with all the whatsapp messages, facebook statuses, snapchat stories and instagram feeds. Then, like any other normal human being, I do the daily chores. Here while I empty my abdomen off the night's urine and shit, I fill my mind with a mental list of the things that I have to do for the day. Then, I choose what to wear and go down. Classes. Lunch. Classes. Some interaction with friends and later I go play basketball or badminton. By the time I am done, the sun has set and the moon is smiling down on me.
Dinner? No Dinner?
Depends on how my day was.
A nice hot water shower and self grooming time
A call from mom and she wants me to come on skype.
But how? I have to go meet the boy I like.
I choose.
It's mostly mom, but the boy wins sometimes too. (Hoping the other one will always understand)
I have readings then. But I still want to spend some time with the boy. But I have assignments.
I choose.
The boy it is. ALWAYS.
I'm a teenager for heaven's sake.
At 2 or 3 am I realise I need to sleep, but I have assignments to do.
I choose.
Assignment it is.
Sorry sleep.
At 5 or 6 my eyes start rebelling and they want to shut themselves.
Then I sleep.
At 10 am my alarm interrupts my beautiful dreams and the cycle goes on.
That's when I wonder, where is the time?
Trust me when I say I am busy.
Sometimes I just want to take a few days off this normal schedule. I just want to lie in bed and do nothing. I want to cuddle with a friend. Watch a few rom-coms, cry a little and just take some time off this world.
I am not busy because I have assignments, I am busy because I have a life.
This busy schedule annoys me sometimes. I want to do random things sometimes. I want solace the other times. I just feel heavily over worked.
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