A simple and quiet life

For those people in the rat race, it is challenge for these people to keep up with their activities and their pace to stay ahead. The motivation of these people is wealth,power, status and challenge. Once their pace is interrupted, sometimes, the whole game falls apart and they slide down the corporate leader very fast and it will take much effort to climb back to where they are. Staying afloat in the heavy sea is the only means for survival.

Turning their back on the fast pace life and to return to a basic and simple life is a very difficult option. The pace of moving or pushing one's self already becomes part of the their life and stopping the pace could bring more harm to them than good. Their body condition and their mental habits has already been fixed and any variation will only move new muscles and a new mindset. If you have been hiking very day, you cannot change to running without moving a different sets of muscles in our body. A sudden change will make the muscles raw and painful. Any over stretching could tear the muscles and bring injuries to one self.

A change needs to be manage and in a gradual conditioning pace and inform the muscles that there is a change in pace and life style and gets the muscles prepared to take a more strenous and pace in coming life routines.

So, for those who have been living a simple and basic life, their body condition and their mind is already set to the slow and quiet life style and if they are switch to the fast lane, they will be killed in no time and also this change must also be condition gradually and slowly. There should be a warm up exercise before any strenous run or change in the pace of living. Likewise, there could be potential injuries and dangers of death.

For retirees, there are people saying that these people should not slow down, otherwise,they will die a faster death as body mechanism will breakdown and this affect the mind. The physcal appearance will deteriorate so fast that the eyes on seeing these old images will depress the mind and sent it into a shock. So, whatever changes have been gradual and let the mind and body settles down to a new sets of conditions. If we analyse carefully,for the retirees to keep to fast pace life, it could not be in their best interest as they gets old. So, there should be an eventual and gradual shift from a fast pace life to a slower pace and gradually a final count down. Some people can stand the fast pace life longer than others while others could be worn or burn out faster.

The Government's intention to extend retirement to 60 years old or beyond is a good move as life expectancy is extended but the conditions of each individual is different and the Government should facilities or channels to help the people to manage this pychological changes in those retirees who have gradually wind down and prepared to retirement but suddenly, push to work for another 5 years. As for those youngsters and middle age people, their working life suddenly shift longer and farther away. This social problem must be addressed to prevent depression and pychological impact on society.

So, folks. A lot will depend on you to manage your life or change your life style. You have to note that there is a need for a transitional period between active and a quiet life style and it has to be gradual and your mind must be also prepared for this acceptance.


Namaste.