The privilege of doing nothing

04 Apr, 2026

After finishing some gefilte fish leftovers, I stayed sitting where I was, looking at the purple-tinted¹ plate, doing nothing. More importantly, thinking nothing.

I haven’t been able to do that in a while. Some thoughts were coming through, like things I need to do, pendings, but my overall mental attitude was that I wanted to do nothing.

So I stayed there, in my nothingness, enjoying the peace that comes with it. It’s not like I can command when I get to that place, but I’m glad I can get there from time to time.

And yes, this is like the being present thing I usually talk about but mostly read and recognize in others’ lives, work, words, existences.

I was present at the nothing thinking, I was present at the doing nothing, and I’m present right now, when there’s some kind of nothing inertia going on. I feel at peace, and I think that’s beautiful.

It’s not “nothing nothing,” but you know what I mean. And if you don’t, I wish you could someday.

Thank you for reading.