On a consecutive 4 days off from work and seems like a lot of time to think about life and where do you stand?
Break helps a lot! Especially, if you are work addict and can't get rid of work from your mind. That's what British people are really good at - go on a break and come back fresh.
This has not been taught to us. In my family, work comes first above all whether it's my grandpa, Nanabapu, nani, mom or dad. A really good quality if you love working but a time comes when one has to balance both work and life. You say "I am going to finish work and go home today" in India and here they say "I will see it first thing in the morning". How far does it vary and how well it represents two different ideologies.
My mother is ill these days and the only thing she needs to put in practice is to slow down with her life not because she is going older or weaker but now her age is to seat quiet and think about her life and what she wants to achieve - especially apart from work. Same applies to my dad. There are things in life beyond work and you keep on working like anything during your young age is to achieve those things when you really want is to seat and relax in the back seat and enjoy the ride.
To give a great example here is a more than 70 years old guy playing cricket with me and when I show him playing at this age, I think does he really need to take such pain playing a hard ball game? He smiles, shakes hands with every player, drinks wine and eats strawberries through out the day. The question he raises to all of us is not why but HOW he wants to live his life? Spirit matters after all!
