I remember thinking that it was funny how the sitcom "Seinfeld" became one of the most popular things on TV — at the time — based on the fundamental premise that it was "a show about nothing."
We humans spend an awful lot of time and energy on the process of seeking "content" — things to do and accomplish — almost like we're afraid that any moment of our existence actually might turn out to contain "nothing." As if we are no longer "special" when the mundane enters our life.
I've always thought that to be rather sad, as most of the human experience is pretty invariably about nothing. We get up, we eat breakfast, we go to work, we sit in traffic, we come home, we eat dinner, we watch mindless TV, we sleep. Lather, rinse, repeat.
These are pretty much the basic functions of being human and I have to admit that I actually rather enjoy many of them. I don't feel like my life is particularly enhanced by deluding myself that every waking moment of my existence has to be an adventure.
I actually spend a lot of time doing nothing, and I think I always have. I expect some of it has to do with the way we were always moving around when I was a kid, and I was invariably having to entertain myself without getting into any kind of trouble when we moved between different places in different countries.
So I guess I was one of those unusual kids who — if my parents asked me what I was doing — I could authentically answer "nothing" because I truly was doing nothing.
Back about 15-20 years ago, I actually got quite interested in meditation techniques that significantly reduce brainwave activity towards almost nothing. I'm not talking about "flatlining" — which would be dangerous — just about entering that state where there's absolutely nothing going on in your brain.
Just to clarify, I'm not some kind of nihilist, just someone who really values peace and harmony.
It's a bit of a mystery to me why that makes so many people feel a bit uncomfortable... it just doesn't. Maybe it just tracks back to the way many are uncomfortable with the simple state of having to be alone with their thoughts.
Personally, I find it comforting.
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