Laziness
In the modern world, laziness is frowned upon. In our waking hours, we are all meant to be doing something, achieving things and if we idle away our time, we are supposed to feel guilty about it. The term "lazy" is generally used in a negative manner. Let me examine this issue for I am of the opinion that laziness is intermittently beneficial to human beings. If we constantly live manic, high energy lives that involve ticking off this before ticking off that, then I would ask - are we really living at all? As the poet W.H. Davies concludes in "Leisure":- A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. and I agree with him. Time for relaxation and reflection is crucial if we are to live fulfilling lives. Investing every waking hour in work and home projects means that you never get time to weigh up how things might be going and before you know it there's new stuff in your mind Why should we ever feel guilty about bouts of laz...