Work is life. Without work, there is no meaning of life. But sometimes we need free time for relaxation. Otherwise we can’t do our work properly. I am a office worker, who works for around 8-9 hours a day , but considering the traffic of the road and my clumsiness and preparation stuff , around 11-12 hours of my day is spent solely to earn one of the many aspects a life has to offer . I believe a human opt for success in three aspects, they are:
Physical success: That means to have a healthy body .
Mental success: That means peace of mind (at least a certain degree)
Financial success: That is to have a certain degree of financial freedom , so that other than the basic needs like food, bills , we can spend money on other stuff , like entertainment , charity etc.
But my work isn’t giving me physical or mental success , rather the opposite , the overpressure i go through every now and then just to clear my scheduled work is enough to give me mental stress similar to that of a heart break , and sitting in my desk all day long and then coming home just to lay down and wait for tomorrow is making my body weaker each day , one can say this are just excuses to get by with my lack of self-control and time management skill , I think they are either not experienced with the work life or they might be those superhumans who really can achieve anything , but sorry to say but I and most of my colleagues are not among them.
We are normal humans who need to refuel every day , and we are already working like a robot all day long. We can not really put our mind under more pressure to follow certain rules like waking up at 5 o’ clock and starting your day by going on a jog .Because we don't have the mental peace we need . so one is affecting the other.
What I am getting out of my job at the end of the day is the pay , which can fill only one of the main three aspects that I wanna be successful at the end of the day. And the other two demand time and effort as well . I agree that I get 2 days out every week , but are they really free days where I can just goof around doing what I like ? The thing is when I am at work , I am thinking about my home and when I am at home , I constantly think about my work . So saying that in those two days , I can just take my mind out is not really a solution . There is a thing called mood .
Last month , I had a marriage ceremony for my nephew to attend . I didn’t get the leave at first , but even after requesting they allowed me to take the 4 days leave. I had to do the work anyway with overtime as that wasn’t my usual leave day .And as I was panicked at whether I should have taken the leave or not , I really didn’t get to enjoy the wedding as well . now isn’t that awesome !!
Now consider a system where one can take a certain day's amount of leave within a year at any time . Just how flexible would things get! We can enjoy those times really up to our own free will and when we are in the mood . Just like watching a TV show at the wrong time doesn’t entertain you , in the same way just getting some fixed days of holidays doesn’t make up for the enjoyment we need to refuel ourselves.
When i am actually enjoying the holidays i will get a boost , i can work better , and i will get the motivation that i lack to wake up early to exercise or after work exercise . And when I am in that breakdown phase again ( which is definitely different for every person ) I can take the break and will not have to think about the even more pressure when I come back . And this time i will come stronger .
I wish we can have this so that we can work on ourselves in those times to make us more efficient in our work and life as a whole .The more efficient worker the more the country will prosper.So there must be a proper ratio in holidays.
This for today.Thanks for reading my blog. Please share your valuable thoughts in the comment section. Happy reading.
