Seriousness vs. Playfullness

Over the years, I have observed people and their behavior in social settings. I enjoyed going for interviews and see what kind of questions they are going to ask me. I never knew how to prepare myself for an interview and how to “sell” myself during the interview. One thing that I noticed is that you are expected to be serious. I remember once I mentioned to the interviewer that I really liked the position and I have a good time doing the job (which I did for the past 7 years without telling anyone). He looked me and asked how I felt about stress and how I am planning to handle it. What stress? I was just talking about enjoying the job. You don’t have to guess. I didn’t get the job. I wasn’t “serious” enough about it. One of my favorite comments from someone I knew in college was “I thought you would be a serious person by now”. I had to disappoint her. The fact is, I haven’t become a serious person with “serious” problems, with a “serious” job etc. I am just having a pretty good time. I do something that I love and enjoy, I play with my family and friends and I can’t wait to see what other surprises life can bring to me.

In this society, people are rewarded for be serious, overworked, busy while being playful, enjoying the job is very often suspicious. When you step out of seriousness, you will start seeing that you don’t have to run after the things you want, you don’t have to create with effort; you don’t have to compete with someone else for the things you want. You may even enjoy your life as you learn to approach life with ease, joy and playfulness; you will realize that there are very few problems in your life, if any at all. Life stops becoming a burden and it becomes an opportunity to create, to express and to experience the things you want.

Imagine a day when you are not affected by what TV says about economy, you are not affected by fear and worry, politics, other people’s problems or what they think of you. You can simply be aware of it without allowing it to affect you.
Imagine a day when you can create your own reality with playfulness, joy and ease.

So go out there and have a good time. Look around. Notice the birds, notice the sky, the trees, notice your breath, and notice the things you have created in your life. You are alive!!! Enjoy and go through life as child. Be present. Play. Create. Appreciate.