Even though I know that life is not only about the things of consequence(something that would lead us somewhere) and we all just need “to be” more often than not, why do I rush to make every moment count?

Because I don’t completely believe in not making every moment count.

Since childhood, I have been working to achieve something or the other. I was judged on my test results and not valued on how well I played badminton or how much I giggled or how sensitive I was and that I maintained a diary full of poems.

It is only obvious that I started thinking of deliverables and achievements as valuable benchmarks and core life values. Now when I even want to go back to normal, it is a “shifted” normal.

I am trying to work only for joy now and also prioritizing play. (Things of consequence is a phrase I borrowed from the basic lessons of The Little Prince.)