साक्षी

भावनाको घोप्टेभीर
मनको जोगीमारामा
घुम्ती बदल्छ
अनि आकांक्षाका खोरियामा
कुकुर जोधाइ सुरु हुन्छ

रित्तोपन लुकाऊँदै
शासकहरु हात बाँधेर
मुकुण्डो कसाऊँछन्
अनि एउटा नौटंकी
जिन्दगी सुरु गर्छ

पहिराहरु आतुर छन्
धरातल उल्टाऊँन
भूकम्पहरु खुट्टा उचाल्छन
धर्ती हल्लाऊँन
बाढीहरु सल्बल छन्
सिर्जना बगाऊँन

ध्वजा पताका फिजारिन्छ
रङ्गमञ्च सजिन्छ
गीत रचिन्छ
सङ्गीत पस्किइन्छ
बिस्तारै चिहान उठ्न थाल्छ
सपना बिपना जस्तै लाग्न थाल्छ
दर्शक भुलिन्छ्न्
सिठ्ठी बजाइन्छ
ताली पड्काइन्छ

विश्वविद्यालयहरु निरर्थक हुन्छन्
प्राध्यापकहरु घुँडा टेकेर
ज्ञानको भीख माग्न थाल्छन्
ढुंगाका  मुर्तीहरु
पैतालाका डोबहरुले भरिन्छन्
बुद्धिजीवीहरु भँडखारामा पुरिन्छन्
तक्मा भिर्ने मै हुँ भन्नेहरु
बन्दीगृहका कैदीमा चुनिन्छन्

कोलाहल ठप्प छ
मस्तिष्क थाङ्नामा सुत्दछ
निडर निरुत्साहित
एउटा साक्षी
सिर्फ हेरिरहन्छ
सुनिरहन्छ
आँखा खोलेर अनि आँखा बन्द गरेर
सधैं ब्युँझिरहन्छ
अनि ब्युँझ्याइरहन्छ
अनवरत
एउटा साछी ब्युँझिरहन्छ
ब्युँझ्याइरहन्छ

Why are we getting busier and busier?

To be frank, I do not have any new answer that is not out there somewhere. I believe we are getting busier and busier every day because we are all becoming more and more materialistic. We need many things and services to enhance our sense of self. Some of which, we genuinely need, but a sizable portion of it, we can do away with.

Only if we were all less materialistic, we could just be working 30 hours a week or even less and still manage to have the things essential for us. It is not unknown that there are countries and cultures that are perfectly functional and advancing even with less work hours. They have a better social dynamic that values leisure, family time,  and social time over the individual materialistic ambitions. They have social norms that are more favorable for people to be relaxed.

This is not in any way to say that work is bad, work is great joy if it is done with passion. However, many of us also may have experienced that sometimes there is not just enough time to pursue hobbies, passions, social life, and endeavors of tranquility. Why is our life so hectic? Can we change it? Can one change it? The answer is Yes. However, one needs a lot of conviction to do it alone. It helps when close ones support and helps further if everyone around keeps similar attitude.

What will happen if what is going on goes on? You may be fine, if you inherited a lot of wealth that you do not need to worry about being busy to meet your needs. That is, only as long as your needs are in the range that your wealth can handle. You may also be fine, if you have a  natural state that desires only basic requirements of life no matter what the world thinks. Otherwise, our lives will become even busier. Everyone will have to work harder and harder. The bar will get higher and  higher for future generations.