"Slow down and enjoy life"

@prashu228 (37526)
India
August 11, 2012 6:40am CST
hello friends, We all are in a hurry, to achieve something in life, but we dont realize that we miss many things in life. slow down and enjoy life. It is not only scenery we miss by going fast,but also miss the sense of where we are going and why? have a great weekend
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
It couldn't be helped specially with those who have their full time jobs, to be always in a hurry. We hurry in preparing for work in the morning and we hurry in going home, lest we will arrive home already late in the evening or would miss the last trip home. However, when we get home, we slow down and relax, by being with our family, eating , laughing and sharing stories at dinner. After which, will be again bonding time, by watching TV together. Sundays we also slow down and try to relax and savor our rest day. Though, in the morning while riding in a public transport, we tend to slow down and see the everyday scenery along the way.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
hi, very nice, if we continue to do like how you mentioned ,its more than enough ,thats how i feel, to enjoy life with our loved ones. but many people wont have this time too, they are just hurry , no time for family and life.
@GemmaR (8517)
11 Aug 12
I think that you're right when you say that people need to spend more time enjoying their lives. I have been thinking a lot about money recently, and more specifically I have been thinking about how I could make money to buy a house with. This is because I am thinking about starting a family and I know that I have to buy a house before I am able to do this. So I have lost sight of the important things in my life and have been thinking about nothing but money. I realised that this was getting me down, so I am now spending more time with my family and less time thinking about things which might not happen for a long time yet.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
hi, yes money is also important, but certainly we have to take time for our loved ones, thats important too, because, if we loose them ,even money cannot give them back. thanks for the valuable comment
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
18 Aug 12
Hi prashu, That is very true, most of us rush through life without taking the time to enjoy the moment. We do need to slow down and enjoy life, not regretting the past or worrying about the future. Blessings.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
18 Aug 12
yes, we should keep our worries aside , and start enjoying life, thanks for the response
• India
12 Aug 12
Thats is what I was thinking a day back, I am doing well in life, I am busy with work but there is a major part of life I am missing. I am not relaxing and have forgotten to enjoy those little silly moments which I use to relish and they use to make me really happy and fresh.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
18 Aug 12
hi, exactly, we all, are very busy , and missing our good moments, which appears to be silly but, very important for us
@else22 (4317)
• India
11 Aug 12
An extremely nice discussion.Indeed a quality one.You have raised a very important point.Being always in a hurry may leave us missing a lot of things that are so important and essential for us.In fact,what we need is not hurry.Hurry sometimes causes worry.We need a cool and calm mind that can think deeply over each and every aspect of what we are going to do.I mean,a mind that can weigh all pros and cons of what we want to achieve.A mind viewing our aim from a vantage point.Hurry may spoil all our chances to take a right decision.A cool and calm mind and hands working fast.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
thank you for the valuable response, yes very well said,we miss so many things in life in our hurry to achieve something which leads to worries, cool mind always gives positive responses.
@else22 (4317)
• India
12 Aug 12
Hurry leads us to taking wrong decisions and formulating wrong strategies to achieve our goals.A cool mind and fast hands is what we need to have a happy life.
• India
12 Aug 12
Hi friend, you are right, we must reduce our tensions and enjoy each and every moment in our life, we all know, haste make waste, so we must avoid it and slow down our activities to enjoy our life
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
i wonder, how and why you wrote only two lines here , because , i have always seen, you write many lines atleast 10 to 15 minimum, in a response, i was expecting the same. anyways, i agree with you, life is very precious and we should give time to our loved ones. thanks for the response.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
18 Aug 12
hi , that's so nice of you, short replies are also good, but in lengthy ones, we can explain in a more better manner with some good examples. thank you
• India
12 Aug 12
some people are not interested in reading lengthy replies, so i reduced my reply length, good to hear that a person like lengthy reply. Here after i will give lengthy replies to you
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
11 Aug 12
Hi, I am a firm believer in this. The world today seems to be a rat race where many are trying their best to overtake the other. But I am not at all like that.I have full faith in the saying that "Slow and steady wins the race". I do have my aspirations and hopes but I would not miss anything in life by hurrying to get to something. I really want to enjoy my life as I progress into the future. May you have a great weekend too
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
hi, well said, we should not miss our life in hurry, which leads to worries in future, thanks for the response
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
Sometimes we forget that we're in a hurry because we're doing a lot of things. Being busy is enough to make us forget that we need a break, and breathe. That's why I never liked working at home. For me, being at home is a time for myself.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
yes we do forget all these things in life due to the busy life, thats why we should slow down and take time to think thanks for the response
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
true, but i would like to have it a little twist. Many people are such in a hurry simply because if they slow, they will not enjoy the fruits of their labor. Or they may be left behind or overtaken by somebody else. But sometimes, even though we are in such hurry, it would not hurt us if we stop to to think, watch our back,ask some question like are we on the right tract or do I hurt others people on the way of achieving my goals. Or simply take a little break and refresh, enjoy what you had accomplish so far.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
hi, very true i experienced it , but still , no harm in taking a break and enjoying thanks for the response
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
12 Aug 12
I think this is really right.As we miss many things in life and with fast pace living in life.Your topic is really inspiring and hope more people aware this and enjoy our life.It's short and what amazing is that we never regret that and live for your own.You,too.Enjoy your day.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
thanks for the response
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
Yeah, I should learn on how to do this one. I don't know, but I get caught up by the fast pace of life. That's why I do feel I am going way too fast already and I become insensitive of the other things in life. Maybe you can share some tips on how to slow down my life.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
just try to spend more time with your loved ones, stop thinking more about money, rest of the things will just line up.thanks for the response
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
hello Preshu, yes sometimes we forget to slow down and we forget to enjoy life, we are so busy with our work daily, to earn for our living. Our life must be balanced all the time, there's time for everything, a time to rest, to enjoy life, to recreate, to play and be with our love ones. Life come once,once its expired were all nothing,so we need to make used of it by enjoying life to the fullest. and make God the center of our life,because He is the source of everything around us.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
yes balanced life is very important, life is very precious, the moment once gone wont come back. thanks for the reply
@bLadeee (403)
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
It's because some people set their mind that time is too short and interpret as, they should do things in a fast way. Life is not always about what you do.At the end, you're not gonna be ask what things or how many good things have you done, it's not important since you can't remember what you have done all the time but you can remember forever those things that you appreciated. If we only slow down in life and appreciate things, little or big, that's the time when we can tell that time is really gold.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
well said, i agree, thats the reason , we should take time for ourself and spend with our loved ones, this helps us in many ways, after the break ,we will surely feel refreshed and can carry our work more effectively thank for the response
• United States
12 Aug 12
Yes, slowing down is something I need to learn. My Asperger's, I have learned, makes me want everything to move fast and happen immediately. Like I know I'm getting new internet in a couple of days. I so badly wish to fast forward to that day rather than to wait.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
thanks for the response
@taheraa (1545)
• Giza, Egypt
11 Aug 12
Yes, you are completely right. With the belief that life with a severe impact and move fast, we need to be by our actions, with control and adjust the speed of this life.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
yes we need to slow down little bit ,just to share our time with our loved ones, if they are not with us , then there is no use of ,earning/achieving anything in life.. thanks for the reply
@shello (964)
• United Arab Emirates
11 Aug 12
Hi Prashu. I certainly agree with what you've posted. Everyone in this world is so busy in going so fast and most of the time had eventually left out some important things just to be on going. Well, maybe that's man's nature however we should always consider that in our fast journey and we do want to hurry we miss out the little things and we tend to forget what is behind us. Happy weekend.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
12 Aug 12
hi, yes we dont even have time to talk a few words to our loved ones, thats the situation, we are so busy with our schedules, yes , we should not miss our beautiful life in this journey thanks for the response