An open challenge: Try being messy....
Oh yeah..So all of you think that being messy is horrendous, and anyone and everyone can be messy if he wants to.You think it's no big deal being messy and the big deal is being organized,being punctual, being structured, being clean- blah blah...
First thing first, a person is organized NOT because he SHOULD NOT be messy, but rather because he CANNOT be messy... there's a huge difference in these two, you see...should not-> within your discretion and power, cannot-> not within your capacity...
I say, try the following on yourself for at least 6 months and then come back with your comments:
Try sleeping with a heap of books cluttered all around you in the worst way imaginable... Visualize this: a few books half opened, with a capless pen in between the pages, maybe a half torn dog eared paper bookmarker lying orphaned in the middle of the table, your laptop switched on and giving you a long hard lonely stare with its screensaver, your pants and shirts lying hither and thither, your hangers lying barren and useless with not a single goddamn piece of cloth hung on them for ages, your shoes lying in diametrically opposite directions and the bloody socks looking like two pieces of separated twins....Now if any of you are a cleanliness freak, how do you exactly relate to that scene?Do you feel comfortable...If some Godsend message comes along and tells you that there is no wrong in living your life in utter shambles, would you be able to live your life in a total replica of the scene just mentioned....would you? that is the question...Could you-that's the bigger question?
As a matter of fact, for those who are very finicky about their cleanliness, I can actually challenge you to try that... Now, you would say, "why should I try that? No benefit in doing these stupid little moron like stuffs"...I say there are: you just need to have an eye for details...Take these for a change::
(1)You save time..HOW?...It takes time to fold your clothes, and then bloody, you have to unfold them again when you need to go out...Does it make sense?
(2)You save your time and energy in NOT having to look for where the clothes are located... Since everything is strewed apart, everything is within the periphery of your vision..you have to "pick and choose"- the familiar concept that works in megamarkets and megaspaces...;-)
(3)You save energy...yeah, to do those unwanted things mentioned in the first two points, you need to spend a few kilowatts of your precious energy...In an era where Mr. Arjuna Ranatunga used to walk down the pitch when there is no posibility of a second run- just to "conserve his energy", it makes perfect sense for all of us not to waste our energies in the frivolities of life..What say? ;-)
(4) People would feel at home in your place...they would not mind undoing your bed when they're relaxing there..and your friends would turn up at your place for every veritable party...yeah, your place is gonna be a party spot!!
You see- being messy is "IN"..it's hot and happening..however, at this point of time, i need to clearly distinguish between being messy and being dirty. A person whose room is in a mess might have all his clothes lying across all the possible permutations in his three dimensional space, yet all these clothes might be properly washed and cleaned.His shoes and socks might not be "paired" together, yet they do not produce that abominable smell. They are just as clean as any other neat pair of shoes. By being messy, I was just referring to the organizational structure in the room, nothing else. Be physically clean, mentally pure, but never mind if your immediete personal environment goes for a toss..who cares!!!!!!!!LET THE DOGS OUT...LET THEM RULE...
First thing first, a person is organized NOT because he SHOULD NOT be messy, but rather because he CANNOT be messy... there's a huge difference in these two, you see...should not-> within your discretion and power, cannot-> not within your capacity...
I say, try the following on yourself for at least 6 months and then come back with your comments:
Try sleeping with a heap of books cluttered all around you in the worst way imaginable... Visualize this: a few books half opened, with a capless pen in between the pages, maybe a half torn dog eared paper bookmarker lying orphaned in the middle of the table, your laptop switched on and giving you a long hard lonely stare with its screensaver, your pants and shirts lying hither and thither, your hangers lying barren and useless with not a single goddamn piece of cloth hung on them for ages, your shoes lying in diametrically opposite directions and the bloody socks looking like two pieces of separated twins....Now if any of you are a cleanliness freak, how do you exactly relate to that scene?Do you feel comfortable...If some Godsend message comes along and tells you that there is no wrong in living your life in utter shambles, would you be able to live your life in a total replica of the scene just mentioned....would you? that is the question...Could you-that's the bigger question?
As a matter of fact, for those who are very finicky about their cleanliness, I can actually challenge you to try that... Now, you would say, "why should I try that? No benefit in doing these stupid little moron like stuffs"...I say there are: you just need to have an eye for details...Take these for a change::
(1)You save time..HOW?...It takes time to fold your clothes, and then bloody, you have to unfold them again when you need to go out...Does it make sense?
(2)You save your time and energy in NOT having to look for where the clothes are located... Since everything is strewed apart, everything is within the periphery of your vision..you have to "pick and choose"- the familiar concept that works in megamarkets and megaspaces...;-)
(3)You save energy...yeah, to do those unwanted things mentioned in the first two points, you need to spend a few kilowatts of your precious energy...In an era where Mr. Arjuna Ranatunga used to walk down the pitch when there is no posibility of a second run- just to "conserve his energy", it makes perfect sense for all of us not to waste our energies in the frivolities of life..What say? ;-)
(4) People would feel at home in your place...they would not mind undoing your bed when they're relaxing there..and your friends would turn up at your place for every veritable party...yeah, your place is gonna be a party spot!!
You see- being messy is "IN"..it's hot and happening..however, at this point of time, i need to clearly distinguish between being messy and being dirty. A person whose room is in a mess might have all his clothes lying across all the possible permutations in his three dimensional space, yet all these clothes might be properly washed and cleaned.His shoes and socks might not be "paired" together, yet they do not produce that abominable smell. They are just as clean as any other neat pair of shoes. By being messy, I was just referring to the organizational structure in the room, nothing else. Be physically clean, mentally pure, but never mind if your immediete personal environment goes for a toss..who cares!!!!!!!!LET THE DOGS OUT...LET THEM RULE...
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