[OPINION] The wonderful world of living an ordinary life

'I do believe that there is nothing wrong with leading a life where we could go about our day unnoticed.' Opinion

It’s a Saturday evening as I write this. As on any other Saturday, I love waking up one hour later than I would on a weekday, spending a bit more time preparing and eating my breakfast, spending most of this day on my feet cleaning, mending, and taking a closer look at things that miss my attention during the weekdays, and, most of all, doing hours of active outdoor play with my child and sealing that day with us watching the sunset and listening to the cicadas sing their majestic chorus.

After work, I could, literally, just stop thinking about work. I could do what I need to do with the confidence that no one was going to interrupt me in the middle of a market run or a home workout. I could even unplug from the internet without a niggling feeling that something, somewhere, will come up. What I’m trading for choosing an ordinary life

Which, then, led me to simplify my life even more, even more so when I became a parent. The uninterrupted time that I get after work is what I use to learn how to mend instead of dispose of things. My food menu is something that my great grandparents would love but my siblings would love to hate. And although there are opportunities for me to take in more challenging roles at work, I choose not to take them because I acknowledge that being a working parent is already challenging enough.

If there is anything that’s been romanticized for a long time, it is the sparkle in taking on leadership and prestigious roles in society.

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