Boredom

Boredom:

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Boredom.

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You need it.

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Sitting there.

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Nothing to do.

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Staring at the world.

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Just you and your thoughts.

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It’s scary.

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It’s unsettling.

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We always need to be distracted.

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Always needs to be on our phone.

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The need to scroll.

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To monitor.

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To believe that we’re connected.

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Connected to the world.

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Understanding the world.

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Seeing the world.

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Meanwhile, we’re just a pawn.

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An ant.

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A spec of sand.

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We don’t matter.

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We think we do.

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We think our lives are so important.

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They’re not.

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You could disappear tomorrow and the world would move on.

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Your family and friends wouldn’t.

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But the world would.

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The world doesn’t care about you.

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Never has.

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Never will.

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Everyone is just living their own lives.

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Doing their own thing.

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Trying to survive.

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Trying to make the most out of life.

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But we’ve gone away from boredom.

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We’ve gone away from just sitting there.

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Letting our mind wander.

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Letting our subconscious take over.

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Letting god speak to us.

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We’re too distracted.

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We’re too caught up.

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Too focused on the meaningless.

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Focused on things that don’t matter.

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That are so far away from us.

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That don’t change the course of our lives.

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Social media companies have made it such that you have to care about every problem in the world at all times.

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You don’t.

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But it’s hard to step away.

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To stop staring at your screen.

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To not fill time with endless scrolling.

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These companies have destroyed our brains.

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Destroyed our minds.

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Destroyed our souls.

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We’ve become mindless robots.

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Addicts constantly looking for the next high.

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The next funny video.

The next hilarious meme.

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The next interesting observation.

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We need to stop.

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To be bored.

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To be with just our thoughts.

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It’s hard.

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It’s scary.

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The deck is stacked against you.

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These companies have spent billions of dollars to ensure you’re always engaged.

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Always scrolling.

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Always checking.

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Turn off your notifications.

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Put your phone in another room.

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Don’t take your phone with you when you go out.

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Be alone.

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Be by yourself.

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Be with your thoughts.

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That’s where you tap into your inner voice.

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Your intuition.

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Your subconscious.

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You can’t understand how your mind works if you don’t take time to learn about it.

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To watch it.

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To observe it.

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Meditate.

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Please.

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So much science and evidence has come out about how amazing it is.

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It’s nothing more than observing.

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Than watching.

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Than getting out of your own head.

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Watch your mind.

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Watch your thoughts.

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Watch the world around you.

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Be present.

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Focus on your environment.

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Focus on your breath.

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Focus on your mind.

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Let your mind wander.

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Let god speak to you.

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See what you come up with.

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See how creative you become.

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You only discover your inner creativity through silence.

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Through letting your mind wander.

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Through boredom.

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Be bored.

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