Doing Nothing, is not, Not doing anything

A close friend's mother made the remark that "if everyone decides to run to the hills and meditate who would do the day to day chores around the house, something to that effect. It was written as an entry in the Face book which was not the appropriate place for me to respond to at the time when I read it as it also came as an advice to all, in a way.
Not everyone can run to the hills or the forest, sit by the river and meditate it simply does not happen in this day and age Most would rather stay home in their own comfort zone and work their butts off making it in this world; it is a whole lot easier. To leave this comfort zone and wander off into the wilderness of emptiness is a choice very few would even think of undertaking and those that did seldom ever return the same person. Often enough this odd person would be the pariah of the so called integrated society, the guy would be out of sorts. On the other hand the guy who listens to the advice of my friend's mother would be well received into this comfort zone called a society, a bread winner, a model of a successful business man, a great doctor or lawyer; they will all have their place and eat their slices of pie in our society. But the guy who returns with nothing worthy of being acceptable as food on the table, clothes on the back or pocket money for the children; he should go back to the forest and meditate upon it, on why he failed where society is concern.
I have met quite a few of these characters who decided they have had enough of what their society had to dish out and sought the choice of an inner journey and this they thought could be found through being removed from society and enter into a forest retreat or a monastery,They would return every now and then with long hairs and beards and eyes that look deep into the distant or right through you and many would find it hard to fit back into the reality of their society. They are lost in limbo or so we think when encountering them, but they, a few at least would feel totally lost in their own self discovered inner being; being at one with the whole, being in the now. But then what does society care about being or not being here or there now or tomorrow. Society is about making things happen, profiting and benefiting through your ability to function creatively or by hook or by crook; make it happen. if there is a God you need to worship, make it the  Al Mighty Dollar , print it in your mind, become one with the idea of being a moneymaker, call out to 'money' in your chantings and ask for more (money) when you pray, because it is never enough.  Yes , get to know the Law of Abundance  real good, this is the reality of modern day spiritualism in most society and deviation from this is like heresy.
Only a hypocrite worships God to please God, God does not need pleasing, does not need to be ass kissed, does not need to be bribed with donations and so forth; what you give in the name of God is all for your own personal good in the eyes of society. If you really care about what God thinks or likes try serving your fellow man who is really in need, feed the truly hungry, forgive the depraved and destitute and devote your love and care for nature with no hope of returns. Listen to the cries of pains and sorrows of those around you and share your love and compassion for them, point not your finger in judgement but let go of what you have in sharing and giving; become a servant of God serve the multitude. Servitude is prayer, it is the only prayer that is worthy of God.
To be in the absolute present, the 'Here and Now', to be cleansed of egoic domination, to be free from the bonds of external vexations; these are the virtues that modern man must strive to achieve in his or her daily life. The mind is like fire, it can be of great benefit or it can destroy you in a minute and to fully comprehend the workings of the mind is essential for us humans as we have been living under the illusion that we are what we think ourselves to be; this is the greatest illusion of all that most fail to realize. One of the methods by which to achieve this realization is to remove oneself from the influences of the present environment that has been one's comfort zone. The sounds the smell the taste the ideas the day to day dramas the endless routine of pleasing and being pleased by others; this has to come to an end for the mind to make any significant shift from what it is to what it truly needs to be; from ignorance to a state of awakened being.
This is why those who has a slight inclination towards this understanding makes the necessary move from one environment to another, from chaos to tranquility from delusions to awakening. In order for this to happen the silencing of the mental activities caused by the lack of awareness of such an occurrence will have to take precedence over all else. It is in meditation retreats that this is possible especially in this day and age. The need to shift in gear from the 'Fast and Furious" to that of 'Forest Gump' mode, will be a good start to focus on. slowing down and taking a closer look at what really is, is paramount in our quest to be in the now, to be present, to just Being.