Friday, 21 May 2021

Hustling vs Treading Consciously


Hustling and hustlers, these are the two words that are buzzing everywhere. Everyone is in a rush to reach somewhere, to prove something to themselves or to others.

There are a bunch of self-help books and people who keep on talking about the act of hustling on a regular basis. Will this word go out of vogue like many others? After all, words also have a certain life span! Only time will tell…

Certain jobs do require you to work at a certain pace and that is totally acceptable. But you can’t expect an author to hustle or even an artist to hustle or someone who does things not from the perspective of setting up businesses but to simply express to hustle.

Human life is capable of much more than hustle, we are not meant to be cheetahs of Africa or peregrine falcon or any other species that you can think of.

To each his own but when the scale tips a little too much on the other side then we must bring back the balance! If you are a hustler and if you feel that it works for you then please keep hustling (mindfully) and if you don’t belong to that category then I am sure you enjoyed reading this article (hustlers wouldn’t have time for such things 😉). 

Ending it with this lovely quote:

I have never been a fast walker, or a conqueror of mountain peaks, but I can plod along for miles. And that’s what I’ve been doing all my life – plodding along, singing my song, telling my tales in my own unhurried way. I have lived a life at my own gentle pace, and if as a result I have failed to get to the top of the mountain (or of anything else), it doesn’t matter, the long walk has brought its own sweet rewards; buttercups and butterflies along the way. – Ruskin Bond


Walking at my own pace :)