Nothing

Guy: "You look pissed. What happened?"

Girl: "Nothing".

Guy: "What can I go for you?"

Girl: "Nothing."

Guy: "Then what are you pissed at?"

Girl: "Nothing."

If the guy is smart enough, next he'll ask...

Guy: "What are you wearing?".....

The "Nothing" I am going to talk about has nothing to do with the above mentioned "Nothing". That's as if the above mentioned "Nothing" actually means anything. Here's what I think. "Nothing" is relative. No, I don' mean "Nothing is relative." That would make me an absolutist, whatever that means. But let me simplify.

Example No. 1- "Goodness! Today I had a very bad accident. Thankfully, "nothing" happened." 

Example No. 2- "Bloody hell, man! Office is turning into a boring place. 'Nothing' ever happens there!"

It's crazy how the not-happening of anything eventful can have such a profound effect on how we perceive our situation. Besides, I might have just figured out what the true purpose of meditation is. It came to me as an "Aha" moment. The true purpose of meditation... wait for it... The true purpose of meditation is to shut the constant inner voice that, otherwise keeps chattering till the time one takes his/her last breath. Basically, you can have complete silence inside your head, preferably any time you want. And no, it doesn't require you to sit in some very specific position. So yes. It takes great effort to have "Nothing" going inside your head. For me, it's an infinite pure-white floor with everything till the horizon completely pure-white. Absolutely nothing!

But for someone else, it could be something else. It could be pitch dark, for all anyone knows. It could be a rainbow, if anyone fancies that. Again, so many interpretations of "Nothing", each one unique to the person imagining his/her customized version.

Sometimes, something as little as a smile from someone, which costs nothing to anyone, becomes the reason that makes someone's day.

Look at this line... "There's nothing to do today."

A chap who hates to work will be having the best day of his life. On the other hand, someone who loves what he/she does would probably go into depression because of the precious moments irrevocably lost. Same situation, nothing changes. And yet, two worlds diverge in opposite directions.

Maybe, just listening to Superman, on a down-in-the-dump day can make you feel like a rockstar, despite you having done nothing(again) to feel that way. That one was an example purely quoted out of personal experience.

Right now, I can hear my dad watching Whiplash. It's that line in the movie where Terence Fletcher(The musician) says "I tried. I fucking tried. That's a lot more than what most people get themselves to do." I know that sounds purely out of context. But here's the deal. A lot of "nothing" comes from a lot of tries. But it's probably after the 1001th trial that the bulb glows. And after that, NOTHING else matters.