Nov182008
Things to do when you can’t think of anything to do.
Filed under thinking by 086 at 12:16 pm on Nov 18 2008
I remember once I heard someone say something that really stuck to my mind. It was a nugget of ready-made wisdom to the effect of “Bored people are just people who can’t think of anything better to do”. I always thought this is very much true, and this is an adage that easily pops in my mind whenever I get those numbing nihilist thoughts that we all experience occasionally.
The state of being bored is just a kind of disturbance that keeps you from realizing just how amazing it feels to be alive. If you could just learn to switch off those nagging dark clouds that sometimes form unannounced, the bright sun of shining optimism would easily get through, and you’d soon get in a more upbeat state of mind. But it’s not always that easy, isn’t it? So here’s my advice to you today: Next time you’re feeling bored, just try to keep in mind that’s a boring thing to feel.
There are so many different pleasant feelings we can experience, if we only put ourselves in the right mood… why should anybody settle for boredom? This is a great thing to think about when someone is feeling bored. Because sooner that you know it, it’ll bore the hell out of you, and you won’t even remember what was getting you down just a few moments before. Let’s get smelling some sweet flowers, man!
