One of the few words in English which is very often used by many of us and which annoys me the most is the word “busy”. People use this word to inform others that they cannot cater to their needs as they have much more important things to do. I did my research on the people who most often use this word and found out some bitter facts on which I am shedding some light.
People give certain level of importance to each and everything they do, they have to do and they’re asked to do. Naturally, the job with a higher level of importance overweighs the one with the lower and hence he/she says that I am “busy”. For example, if that particular person is approached by an acquaintance who seeks help at a time when he is involved in some other job, the former would immediately inform the latter that he needs to come back later as he is busy presently. The true answer or the hidden meaning of the word busy in this case would be, “I am not willing to do it” or “I don’t want to do it now”. This might not be the case if the help-asked comes with a great fortune which could be either money or fame. The situation might also be different if the person seeking help is a big shot. In such cases the term busy does not find a place.
Sometimes the concerned person could be the exact opposite of being busy and still says I am busy. This marks the willingness of the person to perform a different action at that time. I have seen a young guy who came home straight from his office and sat in front of the TV playing with his new Xbox 360. Now, according me at least, he is not busy. He got a call from his mom who asked him if he could spend some time talking to her, to which he replies he cannot as he is busy. This is a case of willingness. If a person is willing to do a particular job, his busyness never cases an obstruction. Time is never available to anyone; it has to be made available. Its’ just an act of willingness which makes everything possible, lack of which makes him “busy”.
Raj McKay
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