Most of us do feel boredom in life and also experience emptiness too at some time of our life. This boredom could be due to being at the dead end of a job, or maybe we have been afflicted by some disease, or going through divorce proceedings, have just lost a loved one or maybe we are a childless couple who find emptiness in our life. However removing boredom and uselessness feelings are purely in ones own hands and there are many creative and productive ways to remove the emptiness of our life and bring life to a meaningful existence.
Yes, it is purely in our hands to push aside boredom which engulfs our life, A housewife being bored can easily find meaning in her life by pursuing talents that she already possesses and also trying to create interesting hobbies. I know of a housewife, who had extraordinary talents in painting and embroidery. She spent her time making beautiful sofa covers and tablecloths with her talents of painting and embroidery and first started gifting her near and dear these handmade gifts. That which started as a hobby bought her enquires from the circle of friends and relatives of her near and dear one and now she carries on a small business making and selling things with her own unique and creative designs. A hobby starting small led to giving her life a meaningful existence.
It does lie in each one of our hands to think of interesting things to do to add meaning to ones life and put aside boredom. Yes, one who has finished all her family responsibilities like getting their children educated, married and settled in life can do social work to make life an asset for others. If they are monetarily well placed, they can take up activities like giving free tuitions to the children of the poor. They can help these children with their lessons and other activities. They could teach them skills for life like proper habits of hygiene, speaking English, habit of decent living and so on. They can overcome their boredom and also do some social work and make life an asset for others.
This sort of attitude could also apply to bringing up the status of the poor. Besides, those who like looking after children and wish to promote the cause of support of the girl child can adopt a girl child and bring love, affection and good up-bringing and support to the girl child. This would be a good move that could not only overcome boredom, but bring meaningfulness and benefits of the support of a good cause in ones life. If one loves pets like dogs, one could also adopt a pet and satisfy ones maternal instincts as well as contribute to the social cause of protection of animals. Yes, you are right anyone especially childless couples could adopt a child or a pet to add meaningfulness to ones life.
However one should always remember that removing boredom and uselessness feelings are in ones own hands. It lies purely in our hands to set aside boredom and look for fruitful ways to engage us and be happy. If the loss of a job is causing boredom or worthlessness in ones life, only we can substitute our negative thinking by positive thoughts, so that we are able to find a meaningful solution. Believe me, when the curtain of negative thoughts is lifted it provides the path to think of fruitful opportunities that can add meaningfulness to ones life.
In addition, exercise helps to remove boredom and worthlessness and add meaning to ones life. Exercise helps to pump in more of positive hormones that helps one to feel positive of life. This could also help boost ones self-esteem. Keeping oneself active in the face of boredom makes one feel happier and meaningful as one accomplishes each task in life. This is all to creating a meaningful existence.
Last but not the least, life is too short to sit and cry and feel bored, so do take the task of removing boredom and worthlessness in your hands and go on dear friends to make a meaningful existence
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