Studies (and people) say patriarchy is the ideology which most governs our actions. Patriarchy is just a garb, I say. We are driven by performance, whether or not patriarchal. It can very well be egoistical, ask yourself if it is not; or controversial, for the necessary feeding of others' ego. In all, it is upon how we are to deliver, how we perform, how we behave, act. We are constantly hop-jump-skipping on others' gaze, being judged, as we do. And hence, in the process, we have all too soon lost out on enjoying that ethereal gift of "nothing".
To be able to take a break -- from profession, from pursuits, from passion too -- and still be able to soak in the little joys of wasting time, lazing around, cleaning cupboards and getting the hands dirty. Nothing is a nice little island filled with Hansel and Gretal castles, with no permit or rent to bother about. In Nothing, people often get trapped, but the wise ones, they come, rejuvinate, extend the time, and leave refreshed.
People often say it is luxury to indulge in a break. Well, in terms of economics, it is. But what if I say that without that break the productivity would be in question? Would that be economically beneficial?
To be born with genes that refuse to collaborate with deadlines is a curse, especially so when you are born with taste and not with the means to harness it. All of poetry, much of enthusiams towards living too, disappears rather starkly without the impossible presence of Nothing.
Patriarchy is pushed into a pocket and so is performance. But most of us, we do not dare. Why?
Nothing demands nothing.
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