For the (slightly dramatic) lazy strugglers

This one is going to be in complete contrast to the last one. From the frequency of my posts it must be evident by now that I am a pretty lazy person. Like all lazy people – I am well aware of this fact, have been informed of it by many others as well and yet continue to remain the way I’ve been. But you know, I’m not one of those exponentially laid back, no-good lazy people (ahem, no offense). I’m one of those who wish to do a lot with their lives, usually take up a lot to do also, fail in managing to do everything completely and/or to the desired level of satisfaction, give everything up altogether and then end up being whiny as to how they're doing nothing their life.

What adds to the misery of people like me are friends, relatives and acquaintances who manage to not only juggle like a zillion things with absolute ease but also be pretty darn good at most of them. We (people like me) then pull up our sleeves and decide to get up and take action and change ourselves; to our dismay, laziness has become a part of us by then and you know what - it feeds on itself.

I have used the word ‘we’ here like I know a thousand people with similar traits (I don’t), but I’m just talking about myself assuming (very conveniently) that I’m not the only one who feels that way in this world. So life is a continuous struggle for us (which I’m sure it is for most other people as well, but I just enjoy playing the poor victim sometimes). We buck up, we fall; we buck up again and fall again. But the beauty lies in not stopping to try and this I say from experience - limited, though it may be.

The one thing that I am proud of myself for till now is not giving up trying, despite the laziness. Yes, I wish to do a lot of good things with my life, but I usually end up stumbling. Then there are thousands of those (many of whom, unfortunately, I personally know) who just know more, do more and are better (and hence give me a big inferiority complex) – but I still get up every morning wanting to be a little smarter, little more organized, act more, waste less time, speak up my mind and give my best to whatever I do. That doesn’t mean I succeed or the lazy monster does not take over – it does and it does a lot of times (reflected in days spent doing nothing but watching How I Met Your Mother episodes back to back). The point is being lazy sometimes is fine, giving up in lieu of that laziness isn't. The crux is to never stop trying and if some attempts don't fructify, as my dad told me after every math exam – there is always a next time!