Nowadays, I’ve noticed something,
Something quiet, almost invisible.
People are so busy with work that they forget the true essence of life.
We wake up to alarms, not sunrises,
We chase deadlines, not dreams,
We talk about goals, not feelings,
And in this constant rush to "make something" of ourselves, we forget to simply be.
I agree, work is important, no doubt. It gives us purpose, helps us grow, and adds structure to our lives. But what about the unstructured moments? The ones that don’t make it to your CV, but make it to your heart?
What about,
The smile of a stranger you didn’t return because you were looking down at your phone?
The call you skipped because “you were too tired”?
The journal collecting dust, the guitar in the corner, the friend waiting to hear how you’ve been?
We say we’ll do it later. But what if later never really comes?
Here’s a truth that we all ignore:
If we’re not careful, life becomes a to-do list. A checklist you never feel caught up on. we work, eat, scroll, sleep — and call that a life. But life is more than that.
It’s on slow mornings,
In quiet cups of tea or coffee,
In sunsets, deep conversations, and eye contact.
In crying without guilt, laughing without reason, and loving without permission.
The real reality of life isn't in what we achieve, but in what we feel.
It's in presence, not performance.
So today, take a moment.
Not for your boss. Not for your plans. Not even for your family.
Take it for you.
You deserve more than just surviving Monday to Friday.
You deserve to live — fully, wildly, deeply.
Because if you don’t pause now, one day you’ll look back and realize you were so busy building a life, you forgot to live it.
Very well said 👏🏻👏🏻
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