Jashan Takhar Personal Essay 4
Is doing nothing a good use of your time? Whenever the word "nothing" is used in a conversation, it's usually used to lie with. "What are you doing?" you could ask someone. "Nothing," they would reply, while actively working on something. "What's going on?" you could ask. "Nothing much," they would reply, while something is very much going on. "Hello," you could say. "Nothing," they would reply. The last example is a dead giveaway that the other person is doing somethiing so important that they don't think it's worth even giving you an actual answer to your question. These days, nothing and something are more or less equal words. But what about the true meaning of "nothing?" Nothing as in, you're sitting idle, silent, mind blank. Thinking about nothing, planning nothing, doing nothing. Not making the world a better place, nor a worse one in any way – simply existing. What a waste of