Government Shutdown
Nearly three weeks’
government shutdown allowed me to stay home and do nothing. Except a few days visiting friends in New
York, for the entire time, I was idle. At first, I thought I would be bored, but
contrary, I was happy to be “inactive”.
Actually, the three
weeks went by fast. I was discipline enough to rise early in the
morning. Around 5:30am, got up and practiced
yoga, then, showered, had breakfast and watched news for an hour. After the morning routine, the entire day was
free. Sometimes I cleaned house,
sometimes I read and wrote, sometimes I cooked, and sometimes, I just sat and
watched my plants bathing in the morning sun, nothing unusual, but I found contentment
in doing them. Afternoon, after I finished
watching PBS or Judge Judy (I love how she yelled at idiots!), I went for a
4-mile run. The run stimulated my appetite, so I prepared myself a hearty home
cooked meal. By the time I finished
dishes, the day had nearly gone. When darkness came, my body reacted naturally;
sleep came easily and I would be dozing off by 10:00pm. For the 16 days, my life was so uncomplicated,
so relaxed, so at ease, so peaceful, so “primitive” and yet so delightful. It reminded me the two years I lived in
Azerbaijan and the time I spent down in the remote canyons of Utah.
Now I am back to work
again, I have to rush to work and spend less time doing nothing. So when weekend comes, I deliberately to slow
down, take my time enjoying my morning tea and coffee, spend more time nurturing
my plants, count each flower bud and inspect the new growths with excitement. When I sit down and write about my weekend, I
realize how much happiness I have by doing nothing, or I should say by doing simple
things.
For those folks who caused
the government shutdown, I urged them to take a few days off, de-tangle the complicating
things and make thing simple. Life
would be much rewarding that way.
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