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If you had two extra hours in a day, how would you spend it?

This is the question which Indiblogger and Surf Excel have been asking us bloggers.
Today, in this fast paced world, in trying to cope with the speed, we tend to sacrifice a lot of things. Things and activities and people who are dear to us. We do not have the luxury of spending time for our favourite shopping or for a match of cricket. We are not lucky enough to manage the hectic schedule and spend quality time with our loved ones. We are deprived of time to enjoy the small things in life. We complain when it rains, we complain when its sunny, we complain for anything and everything. We’ve lost patience and the art of relishing things. All this leads to anger and irritation, and finally one is never content.


  
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Most of us can relate to the above mentioned situation. Somehow I feel people who say “They don’t have time” are the ones who are bad at managing time. There are 24 hours for everyone. And it is up to us to make the optimum use of it. We have no one else to blame.
Still, If I were given two EXTRA hours a day, I wouldn’t mind it.
If I were given 2 hours a day, I would probably do one or all of these things.
I would want to spend it alone, all for myself and give time for introspection. I would want to reflect on how much I’ve covered in the path I chose to reach the destination I set for myself, how much is yet to be achieved and how I would go about it.
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I would want to spend time with Mom and Dad. Despite talking with them and seeing them every day, I could never get enough of it. I would want to take Mom and Dad to some quiet place and spend some time (two hours, probably)cut off from the rest of the world.
I would want to spend some time with my sister. Ever since she got married and settled abroad, Skype has been my only point of contact. I would want to talk with her and catch up with all that we were missing out on. (How much ever we speak, Sisters always have something to tell each other)
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I would want to lie down on my Grandma’s lap and listen to her stories. When we were young, during the weekends, she used to tell stories about Ramayana and Mahabharatha. She was really good in narrating a story.

I would just want to talk, or rather listen to what my Grandma has to say. When people get old, more than wanting someone who would talk to them, they would need someone who would listen to them without showing any signs of disinterest. I would want to be that active listener.
I would want to connect well with my friends and spend time with them, talking and happily laughing and savoring the most cherished moments. Here I would want to spend time with my closest friends ONLY.
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I would want to talk to a person who would make me feel good about myself. After a long and tiring day, that would lift my spirits and ensure that I maintain my positive attitude.
I would then want to talk to someone who has been low for some time and try bringing them out from their gloominess.
I would switch off my PC, Mobile and other modes of communication and read books in my rocking chair without any disturbance from anyone


I would want to meditate and clear my mind of everything which would have been bothering me.
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To sum it all, I would want to spend it alone, or probably with a handful few people who mean a lot to me. I would want to be in a calm and serene atmosphere. So if I were given 2 hours, this is what I’d probably do!