I had already planned out my day from 7:00 in the morning to going to bed at night. In my mind I had planned for it to be one of those days where every thing falls perfectly into place and then you have finished everything when night time comes.
As usual I had managed to maintain discipline and focus on my plan by having my attention on everything at hand so that I would not deviate away from what I set out to accomplish, for the greater part of the day things were going perfectly and even enjoying them.
Then around 3:30 P.M. I received a call. The moment that I saw the name showing up on my screen which belongs to my older brother I knew that something was not normal as my brother hardly ever calls for insignificant matters, so any time he calls then it means that something significant was happening. He called and his tone gave me a hint of the same; that I should see him by 4:30 P.M, because we had a matter to discuss. And without giving me room for any questions he hung up.
At that point I had to put every thing that I was doing aside, I rushed to the bathroom had a quick shower, got dressed and left to the village to go and see my brother; hoping that when I come back I would be able to pick up where I left off from.
I was expecting it would be a quick five minute conversation with my brother but that conversation lasted for more than three hours! Of course, it was impossible for me to make an excuse at that point because as they say when you are with your older brother discussing family issues, there is no way that you can walk away. My mind was somehow still somewhere with the work I had left pending because all the plans that I had had for that day were slowly flying away from me.
When I finally finished with my brother and back at home and sat at my laptop, the exhaustion was immediate and since my mind was no longer at its best, and the fact that I still had a technical blog post to write, I couldn’t force myself any further. I felt completely drained, closed my laptop and went to bed.
This blog was written from my phone in bed and I can truly feel how tired I am. It is sometimes difficult to control and manipulate plans.
