How many times have you walked around aimlessly just for the sick of it? Or how many times have you tried to actually be in the moment during those long commutes in the bus or the subway?
I'm always doing something, I have to be going somewhere or I'm not getting out of my bed, not willingly at least. But regardless of my inner sloth trying to take over, I have noticed how most people in the streets seems too busy for anything else. Too busy to smile, too busy to apologize when they accidentally (or not, we don't know) trip someone, too busy to take their time to calmly put on their jackets, and definitely too busy to wait for the next bus because this one is too full. And not only I've seen these situations happen over and over, but I have for sure done all these things at some point.
I'm always doing something, I have to be going somewhere or I'm not getting out of my bed, not willingly at least. But regardless of my inner sloth trying to take over, I have noticed how most people in the streets seems too busy for anything else. Too busy to smile, too busy to apologize when they accidentally (or not, we don't know) trip someone, too busy to take their time to calmly put on their jackets, and definitely too busy to wait for the next bus because this one is too full. And not only I've seen these situations happen over and over, but I have for sure done all these things at some point.
On the other hand, I've always liked to walk around. Talking or thinking while walking towards nowhere and without a real reason to do so it’s one of my favorite things. But I have found it quite difficult to find someone who wouldn't mind wandering around with me, which is not stopping me from walking around on my own anyway. Everyone has to do something or go somewhere. I get it. I do! I just like it this way better.
Still, while I'm walking aimlessly, I sometimes feel as if everyone knows I don't have something specific that I'm doing. And without a doubt, the best thing to do in this situations is fake a text or a call... But is that really necessary? I think people, myself included obviously, are constantly worried about how others are seeing them. And I bet they don't care 95% of the time.
I think that's why people don't walk around. Why we fake text when we are waiting for someone. Or why we have serious faces and headphones when we walk through the streets.
I've been trying to take my headphones off and actually be in the moment, taking it all in, and observing everything around me. Even when I'm in the subway at lunch time and I’m cranky because all I want to do at that point is eat. But I still have a bunch of podcasts to catch up on so… baby steps!
Still, while I'm walking aimlessly, I sometimes feel as if everyone knows I don't have something specific that I'm doing. And without a doubt, the best thing to do in this situations is fake a text or a call... But is that really necessary? I think people, myself included obviously, are constantly worried about how others are seeing them. And I bet they don't care 95% of the time.
I think that's why people don't walk around. Why we fake text when we are waiting for someone. Or why we have serious faces and headphones when we walk through the streets.
I've been trying to take my headphones off and actually be in the moment, taking it all in, and observing everything around me. Even when I'm in the subway at lunch time and I’m cranky because all I want to do at that point is eat. But I still have a bunch of podcasts to catch up on so… baby steps!