My Spare Time

Humanity has always chased time. To have time we can term as ‘spare’ is indeed a privilege today. As students, we are often consumed with the task of earning an education and of improving ourselves in that direction. Time is spent in school, on tuition and on projects assigned. Also, time is spent on extra-curricular activities.So, where is the spare time that we need so much to lead more fulfilling lives as human beings? A wise individual will make time. He or she plans his hours wisely so that some spare time is created. That is what I do for I realise that it is very important for us to have the time we can call our own to do what we like best; that can give us the most entertainment as we perceive it,and not as perceived by our peers, teachers, parents or siblings.

Notwithstanding the fact that some spare time is difficult to get, I still use what time I have to spare in a way I perceive would give me the most satisfaction.Now this does not necessarily mean that I plan what I should do in my spare time. Contrary to that, I actually am rather spontaneous in my utilisation of spare time.The idea is for me to feel spiritually happy, free and improved after doing or while doing a certain activity that I enjoy.

That said, I shall now describe what I sometimes do during my spare time. There is a wise saying that goes, “What is in the pot wastes, what is in the mind remains”. I have never shied from the company of a good book. Books give me entertainment more than any other medium that I know of. In books, I am transported miles away from my HDB flat. I am transported into another time zone. I am transported into another human being. Anyone who read Dickens’ Hard Times will understand what I mean by the latter when reading abouf how Stephen Blackpool was sent to Coventry by the very workers he had spoken for and finally, had to leave dusty Coketown and his only true love behind one early morning. Good books affect you and usually make you feel more appreciative of your own humanity. Good books quietly shape your mind, massaging it such that your brain becomes more perceptive to life about you,They afford me with entertainment of untold value.

Besides reading, I cycle. This is not so much for the exercise but more because I like to seek out quiet places on the island to be one with nature. I usually do this in the early morning during the weekends. I would park my bicycle by the tree and then wait to see life awakening to a new day. Sitting on top of a grassy patch,I get a pleasant feeling just watching the rays of yellow sunshine wash across the land before me. I greedily feast my eyes upon the greenery surrounding me. Together with the confused music of the chirping mynahs, the merboks and the bulbuls and sips of my hot coffee, my mind becomes greatly relaxed. Moments like that make me thankful for life. Without it, I would not have been able to know such beauty.

Such then are some of the ways in which I entertain myself during my spare time. Since spare time is so precious, I believe in using it to improve myself constantly as a human being. For me, the experience has been and continues to be, thrilling.

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