Play "Pause"

Reading an article, I realized that I am not the only one whose life is on Fast-Forward. And some of you will recognize this FastForward mode in their life.

Let's see a typical day of my life, on FF.

Waking up one hour before leaving for work. In one hour I manage to do all the female morning rituals, but on FF. No breakfast, no coffee in the morning, just getting ready to leave for work.
After that I almost run to meet my coleague who's driving me to work. What do I feel? Nothing! What do I think besides work? Nothing!

I get to work and then I embark on the "montagne-rousse" called work. From that moment on I forget to say a simple "Hello" to my co-workers just because "I don't have time! I have so many things to do." I say "Hello!" and "How are you?" only when I have some task that involves that person, but besides this all I do is keeping my eyes on the computer making all kind of stupid reports and speaking constantly on the phone. Lunch break is a myth for me, I grab something while speaking on the phone and running from one office to another. What do I feel? Nothing! What do I think besides work? Nothing!

5 o'clock. Everyone leaves the office heading home or to their personal life. I am still in front of the computer, finishing different tasks. After a while, I get really tired and I turn off the computer and run home. It is 7 in the evening by now. What do I feel? Nothing!

I usually take a bus or a taxi, if I am in a real hurry , but I get home around 8 o'clock. No feelings, no thinking, no real social communication.

I get home, I am still in a hurry. I speak on the phone with my parents or my friends briefly, because I don't have time. I have to do this and this and that.

I eat quickly something and get ready for the next day at work. It is ten o'clock by now. I feel a little satisfied because I can check plenty of the task that I established for the day and then go to sleep.

What do I feel? Nothing!
What do I think? Nothing!

I am on a constant hurry. I can't talk, eat, sleep..I think I am always running out of time and I don't manage to do all I have to do. I even wrote on my daily agenda to say good-morning to my dear friend and I told her good-morning after checking later my agenda.

This is my Fast Forward Life Style.

So, I've been thinking. Since I currently live on a Fast Forward mode, then, logically, I can choose to play the "Pause" buton and stop for a minute or more to enjoy tastes, smells, images, sounds, people.

Yes, it doesn't sound that bad or hard to do. I will. I will play Pause from time to time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life, colours, friends, family, people I love and cherish. This is what trully matters in life. Everything else is just a big soap bubble.

Now "Pause!"