Boredom : A Blessing in disguise
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What is Boredom?
Boredom is the virtual God. Boredom as a fact; is energy, seeking release.
The energy is either in the form of the potential energy or the kinetic energy.
Even at the seed level a part and essence of energy is there active in the knowledge form.
And, at the manifest level it seeks terminals, ways through which, to get engaged in action.
The energy if thwarted, becomes restive, finds its way forcefully, revolts too and turns destructive.
For, energy could not be contained or controlled.
If the energy is given a way for free release, it could then be constructive as well.
Usually we are habitual in restricting this energy by using up in the way that may give us a reward. We end up seeking pleasure or fulfilling some purpose that looks profitable to us.
When we have enough time at hand and no work or objective to achieve through our action / activity, we feel bored. We think, there should always be something that keeps us engaged in some meaningful or even meaningless activity. We would like to play video or mobile games, and get so addicted that the games keep us damn busy and we don't even see that what precious time we have lost in the process. We always seek excitement and thrill and keep the mind ever so restive that it becomes our second nature. We are even unable to go to sleep and relax after a long, tired session of series of activities.
We just become unable to have a normal, sound sleep and sleeplessness becomes such a big problem that ruins our health as well. We go to sleep only after midnight, possibly with the help of some sedative or tranquilizer, and afterwards, when there is the time to wake-up, we get somehow out of the bed and a coffee or two injects in us energy to start the new day.
If we can realize this whole thing, and try to see what is basically wrong with us, we could find out that the energy that we face as 'boredom' needs channels to express itself. Energy is verily the life, and conversely life is energy only. This energy when obstructed and finds no way out, is felt as boredom. And this is a hint that either we release this energy in some constructive activity or let it destroy our own life. The energy is always playful and though causes pleasure or pain, can't stay indolent, inactive. The play of energy could be either focused around a purpose or there could be only sporting of the kind but in no way, any specific purpose at all. If you see the puppies of dogs, cats, monkeys, squirrels, even birds, you will see they are born players. The play is the joy that finds its way in activity. Finding the way is itself the only purpose. No other purpose is needed nor thought of.
It is only humans who attach a purpose to all activities and gradually the element of joy gets diminished and a momentary joy is felt only when a purpose is fulfilled, which we celebrate too.
This celebration is but an artificial and a fake joy. By the time we are grown up, we have only aims, ambitions, goals and no joy in life. Still we can rediscover this joy again and see that Boredom needs to be addressed in a right way. Boredom is a challenge that invokes the latent talent within us. If we are stupid, we won't even realize this simple fact. If we are really intelligent, we would see carefully the meaning and the significance of Boredom in our life.
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What is Boredom?
Boredom is the virtual God. Boredom as a fact; is energy, seeking release.
The energy is either in the form of the potential energy or the kinetic energy.
Even at the seed level a part and essence of energy is there active in the knowledge form.
And, at the manifest level it seeks terminals, ways through which, to get engaged in action.
The energy if thwarted, becomes restive, finds its way forcefully, revolts too and turns destructive.
For, energy could not be contained or controlled.
If the energy is given a way for free release, it could then be constructive as well.
Usually we are habitual in restricting this energy by using up in the way that may give us a reward. We end up seeking pleasure or fulfilling some purpose that looks profitable to us.
When we have enough time at hand and no work or objective to achieve through our action / activity, we feel bored. We think, there should always be something that keeps us engaged in some meaningful or even meaningless activity. We would like to play video or mobile games, and get so addicted that the games keep us damn busy and we don't even see that what precious time we have lost in the process. We always seek excitement and thrill and keep the mind ever so restive that it becomes our second nature. We are even unable to go to sleep and relax after a long, tired session of series of activities.
We just become unable to have a normal, sound sleep and sleeplessness becomes such a big problem that ruins our health as well. We go to sleep only after midnight, possibly with the help of some sedative or tranquilizer, and afterwards, when there is the time to wake-up, we get somehow out of the bed and a coffee or two injects in us energy to start the new day.
If we can realize this whole thing, and try to see what is basically wrong with us, we could find out that the energy that we face as 'boredom' needs channels to express itself. Energy is verily the life, and conversely life is energy only. This energy when obstructed and finds no way out, is felt as boredom. And this is a hint that either we release this energy in some constructive activity or let it destroy our own life. The energy is always playful and though causes pleasure or pain, can't stay indolent, inactive. The play of energy could be either focused around a purpose or there could be only sporting of the kind but in no way, any specific purpose at all. If you see the puppies of dogs, cats, monkeys, squirrels, even birds, you will see they are born players. The play is the joy that finds its way in activity. Finding the way is itself the only purpose. No other purpose is needed nor thought of.
It is only humans who attach a purpose to all activities and gradually the element of joy gets diminished and a momentary joy is felt only when a purpose is fulfilled, which we celebrate too.
This celebration is but an artificial and a fake joy. By the time we are grown up, we have only aims, ambitions, goals and no joy in life. Still we can rediscover this joy again and see that Boredom needs to be addressed in a right way. Boredom is a challenge that invokes the latent talent within us. If we are stupid, we won't even realize this simple fact. If we are really intelligent, we would see carefully the meaning and the significance of Boredom in our life.
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