The mind is idle…rather I (as an individual) have been idle since long. Lot of work to do, a lot to accomplish, yet I remain idle. The thought of completing the unfinished tasks drives me crazy. As I crept into bed last night, I consoled myself by planning my day today. It’s been a good 12 hours and yet I haven’t done anything constructive. Murphy is laughing at me-“If anything can go wrong, it will “.  I care little for Murphy that I shrug away his thoughts. I cannot quote Murphy to disown my responsibility, can I?

I continue to think. The more I think, I am reminded of the various commitments that slipped my mind. There is a sense of guilt, a wee bit of embarrassment of having to make up excuses and a growing frustration for procrastinating this long. Yet , I do not feeling like doing anything now . The last one hour I spent grappling with the situation, preparing my mind for the daunting tasks ahead. As I scheduled the day, it seemed like I would get little rest. That very thought was tiring. My body seemed to be calling for rest. I have been lazing around the whole weekend, still it seems that I have had little rest.

I was too preoccupied in thought, that I did little. The side effects of a thinking mind! There are so many thoughts to handle that the processor fails to compute any. The system crashes in no time.

There are days when your active and at your best. There are also days when you’re just not able to do anything. You try hard. You’re physically committed to completing the task, however with passing time you realise that you have finished only a miniscule. The more time you spend on completing the task, the greater the agitation within. At a certain point, when the mind is completely idle, you break away in anger and frustration.

“Enough is enough!”

A worried look on my face, prompts my mother to prepare a steaming cup of tea. As a gulp of hot tea, trickles down my throat, it’s refreshing. Life seems to be better.” Not all is lost “, I convince myself. The world runs on the 80-20 rule. I wish to be positive – “ 80 % of the work can happen in 20 % of the time “, I gather my stray thoughts, reorganise my mind.

“ You need to relax, let’s go outside “, says my mother. Within no time I am ready. It’s probably the break that I have been longing for. As I step out of home, I leave behind the baggage of thought that has been disturbing me. The beautiful girls, who are flaunting their beauty, are a welcome sight. While my mother is busy picking grocery from the supermarket, I stay outside aimless gazing at the beauty of life. I am engrossed in creating a caricature sketch of the bustling world, when my mother intrudes the scene. I ride back home, feeling the cool winter breeze and life is pleasant like never before.

Once back home, I do not plan any further and just get to do my work. With time, I slowly begin to complete the little tasks, one by one. Life seems less complicated. As I complete each task, there is a sense of growing confidence of accomplishing the rest. Murphy seems puzzled. “ There is nothing to go wrong, Murphy”, I retort. Murphy silently makes an exit. “ I am bound to have the last laugh “, I tell myself.

By the following evening, I had accomplished my tasks – “ All completed within time “. There was a growing sense of satisfaction and self-contentment.

When the mind is idle, you’re burdened with work and fail to accomplish your tasks – “ JUST UNWIND”, because it’s only a matter of time before all is well .

“ An idle mind is not always a devils workshop!”

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