Tonight I did something very rare. Nothing.
I have been at home in Onitsha since morning. No school stress, no hostel noise, just home. My mum and siblings were in the parlor but I locked myself small in my room.
Around 6pm, light came small. I turned on my fan, wore my big oversized shirt, carried my laptop to bed and opened Netflix..... I didn't even know what to watch, I just wanted to watch something that will not make me think too much......
I ended up watching a romance film I have watched before....... Very soft, very predictable, but that's what I needed. No action, no shouting, just love story and fine houses.
I was just there, lying down, pressing my phone small, watching film small, dozing off small and waking up again.
Outside my window, you can hear small children shouting, okada passing, and my neighbor's generator. But inside my room, it was quiet and cold.
I think we don't rest enough. We always feel like we must be doing something productive. But this evening taught me that just lying down and watching a sweet film with no deadline is also productive. It is healing.
Sometimes doing nothing is the lifestyle.
What are you watching this evening?
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