It is sometimes very hard to figure out the real happiness that one is missing in their lives, all the while thinking that what they have is sufficient. I was in content with the life I was living, with the fixed routine I had, with following my schedule and not ever willing to commit the sin of thinking out of the box, with criticizing anyone/everyone who tend to not follow the life I had, but at the same time it all seemed as if I was the only one doing such a thing. When we first made the plan of going to Poconos during the summer of last year, to sit in a car for three hours just to enjoy the serene and beautiful scenery and to breathe in the fresh air of the mountains. I had packed myself every essential that I deemed necessary to save me from boredom, I had learned and researched everything I could to make myself well equipped for the trip and to be well aware of what we had to do when we get there in order to save time, I had read books and articles about the local vicinity to know about the atmosphere of what it felt like to live there, all of these were nothing but signs that I wasn’t well occupied with the idea of being spontaneous.I guess I really wasn’t. Sometime during the trip, I forgot about everything I had planned for the trip, all the effort I put in to make this trip more comfortable for me now seemed nothing but a waste of my own time, maybe because I was so mesmerized by being and living in the moment that everything else seemed irrelevant. I know now that no matter how well he or she tries to plan everything out, the best feeling in the world is to go unplanned and live the moment, when one realizes that this feeling would have never ever been felt if it was already known them.
Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of the Wimpy Kid.
In the summer of last year, we planned to visit and discover Poconos was made with my friends. This plan was made literally a few days before we went. I am a very organized person and I like to do my work before the deadlines. Planning something last minute is not my quality. So this was something we would have most definitely never done if it wasn’t for my friends. They are all very well aware of how I am and they did their level best to convince me to come. Nevertheless, I went with the plan, all the while having extreme anxiety and stress. It was a three-hour drive and since we were like ten people, we had to get two cars. Initially, it was very boring because everyone was very sleepy and tired but as the day progressed, the mood in the car got better and more lively. As we got there, the serene and beautiful scenery left me in a state of amazement. This wasn’t the only thing that awed me, but hiking around the mountains and breathing the fresh air made me feel as if there was no tomorrow. One thing I did realize from this experience was that I try to follow my schedule and plan everything ahead of me when sometimes it’s good to just live in the moment.