Leisure might be the most luxurious time of all

What do you do when you have free time?
Most people probably open their smartphones.
Scrolling through social media or mindlessly playing videos.
That in itself isn't a bad thing.
But lately, I've been thinking about something.
In this day and age, hasn't "leisure" actually become something incredibly precious?

Everyone has a smartphone, so free time can be easily filled at any moment.
You could even say we aren't given a chance to feel bored.
That is precisely why intentionally creating time to do nothing is becoming a special experience.
Today, I'd like to talk about that.

✅ Killing time is actually a huge waste

The phrase "killing time" is one we use often, but when you think about it, it's a bit scary.
To kill means to make something disappear.
We are essentially making the time we have go to waste.

Free time may seem like doing nothing, but in reality, many things are happening inside your head.
Sudden inspirations, ideas that pop up, old memories resurfacing, or thinking about the future.
It is a time when the circuits of your mind are quietly, yet surely, at work.

That's not all.
There are sights you can only see when you are just staring off into space.
There are sounds you can only hear.
The scent of the wind, the humidity in the air—how much of those things do we actually perceive on a daily basis?
While looking at our smartphones, we let all those sights, sounds, and scents pass us by.

Perhaps free time is actually the time when we can fully savor this world.
When you think of it that way, "killing time" feels like too much of a waste to do.

✅ There isn't much richness to be found in busyness

People who are always busy, people who are constantly chasing something, people who fill every spare moment with their smartphones.
When I look at such people, I sometimes think something.
That perhaps they aren't feeling much richness in their lives.

Busyness can sometimes give you a sense of accomplishment or fulfillment.
But that is a little different from richness.
I feel that richness exists in a much quieter place.
The moment when, in the time you are doing nothing, you suddenly feel, "Ah, I am alive."
Perhaps the accumulation of such moments is what richness is.

That is why I have recently been trying to intentionally create blank spaces in my time.
I don't make any plans.
I do nothing.
I just try being there.
At first, you might feel restless.
Feeling idle, your hand might reach for your smartphone.
But I hold back that urge and just try sitting.
I just try looking outside.

Then, you notice more than you'd expect.
The color of the sky, the scent of the wind, the feeling of your heart suddenly becoming lighter.
Whether or not you can have this kind of time might actually determine the richness of your life.

✅ Even if you do nothing, the world is interesting

Going on trips, participating in events, having new experiences.
Those are undoubtedly fun.
They color our lives.
But that is not the only kind of richness.

Even if you do nothing, this world is interesting enough.
Just by being there, there is so much you can feel.
It is a waste to make your free time disappear.

When was the last time you spent time just staring off into space without making any plans?
If you can't remember right away, it might be a good idea to create a little bit of that time today.

Put your smartphone down and just try being there.
Quietly feel the sights, sounds, and scents spreading out around you.
Perhaps it is in that empty time that the richness you have been searching for is quietly waiting.

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