Anyway, today's post...
I was talking with my cousin.
I told him about my dumpster diving last time and the first thing he said was, "why don't you sell the items..."
And so I explained that I couldn't be bothered, it's a hassle meeting ppl and all that. And he was saying that he's sure that there's an effective way to make it work.
Then I was talking to my mum about rescued free bread and vegetables and she was telling me how we could send the free stuff to old folks home or other organizations and I explained that we already do that. And she suggested that we could get more stuff and send it to more people.
And it got me thinking... Why is there a need to do more? Is nothing good enough? If some people want to do more, that's fine. But what's wrong with the people who don't want to do more and just chill.
And I think this has a lot to do with what we learn since young. Everything is results oriented. If you can do something with some result now, the next time, we need better results. But... What's the point?
Like, I don't want to dumpster dive and do more to meet people to sell the items. I found dumpster diving fun last time but I don't do it anymore and neither do I really want to make a business out of it.
I like getting free food and giving it out to others. But I like to chill and be someone who helps out.
So it got me thinking. Why is there always a "what's next"? Is that really necessary? What's wrong with just chilling? Why do people inexplicably need to move on? Why can't they be happy and enjoy the moment?
I've written before about our lifespan.
Most of us will live til around 85 or so. That's around 31,000 days.
I'm 37 years old. I have around 17,500 days left...
Different people will have different thoughts in their later years. And I would say that this period of my life is probably some of the best years I've had.
Now, there's nothing wrong to keep on walking. Neither is there anything wrong with stopping and relaxing. Some people keep walking, some people stop and take a break, some take a longer break, others may sit down and relax forever. And I think... Maybe in this society, we are all judged. Or are affected by other people's judgement. So those who want to take a break can't take a break cos they may be afraid of what others think? Or maybe we have gotten so used to walking that stopping and relaxing becomes unnatural?
And so... I don't get why there's a need to think about what's next? Or how to do more. Cos in the end, after 85+ years... There's only one last "what's next".
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