I don’t know how many of you have seen or heard of the movie Multiplicity starring Michael Keaton and Andy Mcdowell but its sure to make you want to have two lives.
Multiplicity is the story of a man who is caught between family and work. He has too much work that can’t be ignored and on the other side there are the demands of his wife and kids to be with them on special days and family timeout.
Aren’t we all like that?—gripped in the demands (both professional and personal). One does not necessarily have to be married to have responsibilities; a single person in today’s world is also muddled in this major demand-supply puzzle.
Our boss wants us to deliver the best, with extra effort, extra time and overt dedication. Our parents want us to be present at almost all social functions, gathering, dinners and parties. Let’s not forget the friends who themselves are so busy yet make it a point to make plans to meet and catch up.
You can’t deny all or any of the above, as the first demand is from the person who helps you earn your daily bread and butter, second is from the couple who brought you in this world and mean the world to you and third is from the oxygen cylinders you need to breathe when you are running out of fresh air.
These are just external demands. What about the most important demands apart from all of these? Your own me time demands?? I want to shop for myself, read a book, catch up a movie at home, relax on my bed, take no calls and many others??
Hence I feel if I had two lives I would be rich. Life would be equally divided between the two versions, with the original one doing whatever she wanted letting the avatar take on the boring tasks. No stress just work. Sorting out things would be just a matter of discussion and not a war at work or home.
Any-hoo seems like I got carried away a bit more than needed, but that’s what happens when there’s too much to do and too little time—You dream of an avatar to share your burden. It wouldn’t hurt would it???
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