Maybe this is a by-product of living in the US, but I have become extremely possessive of my time. Since life is so fast paced here, I prefer to spend the little time I have the way I want to. Even if the way I want is to stare at the ceiling vacantly!
I resent people demanding that I call them regularly, and here regularly is once every 2-3 days. I really don't have a problem talking occasionally- I mean, once a week is enough- and that is all I can take of their conversation anyway! And I hate even more that I have to listen to things like "Oh, You're so busy.. you never have time to call".
Well, guess what? I'm having second thoughts about this call too!
The second kind are the people who want me to go somewhere, visit something etc. which I have not the least inclination to do, but they want me to. And if they call me and ask me to come/go somewhere, it is guaranteed that I won't.
In fact, there was this one place that I really wanted to go, for one particular occasion. And of course, a well-meaning person had to call and tell me not to forget to do so. I got so unreasonably irritated that despite the fact that I really really wanted to go, I did not!
Yes, I'm completely capable of cutting my nose off to spite my face (I really get angry!).
Its not that I am super-productive with the time I have. Or that I waste all of it away either. But somehow, I feel that apart from my close family, nobody else has the right to my time.
It is my most precious resource. And if I choose to spend it sleeping, reading or staring at the ceiling, that's my choice.
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6 comments:
Oooh..I know exactly what you mean. Though I am not as good as keeping in touch with people like you. You at least call them once a week.
But there are so many things going on in the life, that it's hard to keep in touch regularly. And yes, the leisure time is necessary too. We rarely get time to simple relax and may be read a book or even sleep to my heart's content. Its natural that we don't want to give that time away. We need to rewind in order to be productive again. And the way we rewind is up to us and not our "friends".Why would we call them the moment we have some free time instead of relaxing ourselves...
@Richa- haan yaar! People don't know the difference between friendly and irritating.
And what is worse is, these are genuinely nice people who I like.
Oh my God!! You probably are my "Kumbh me bichhadi judwaan bahan"!! I am totally like you in these matters. Right down to the "cutting my nose to spite my face" detail!!
Oh my God!! You probably are my "Kumbh me bichhadi judwaan bahan"!! I am totally like you in these matters. Right down to the "cutting my nose to spite my face" detail!!
Sorry for the extra comment. I think I clicked twice on "Publish your comment" and blogger complied!
@GTN- :) at the Kumbh mein bicchadi hui judwaan bahan! Sure Sistah!!
And I got so excited about 5 comments that its all good!
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