Working hard?

Or hardly working?

Probably the former. We've gotten to the point where even insinuating that someone is lazy has become one of the gravest of insults. How the hell did this happen? What is it that makes us work our asses into a sorry state, and feel guilty if we stop and think about what wretches we've become for it?

I gave you the answer in the last sentence:

'GUILTY'

Guilty as charged. 'I shouldn't be wasting my time watching some asinine t.v. program, when I could be doing something more productive.'

Why am I laying here on the floor staring at the ceiling, trying to make sense of 'IT ALL' when I could be working, and saving towards my future?

Sweet Jesus! Does everything have to be financially beneficial to be worthwhile?

Unfortunately -in our society- the answer is yes.

That's like saying (which I've found to be frighteningly true) that an artist's work is only good if it sells.

Sad, isn't it?

We use words like 'lazy', 'apathetic', and 'couch-potato' as if they were a BAD thing!

That's something I've rebelled against my entire adult life. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to have parents that let me figure it out for myself. There was a time when my folks sat me down and gave me 'The Talk', (No, not 'The Sex Talk' -that didn't come until I was in my twenties……) but I like to think that I was observant enough to realize that that was all it was: An attempt to be a good and responsible parent.

My folks suggested to me once -and only once- that maybe I should think about being 'responsible', settling into some kind of vocation, and building a solid life foundation.

Thankfully, as I said, I was able to see through it, and to realize that it was just my parents making sure that I knew I had options.

I'm not saying that it's ideal to be lazy all the time, but it's been greatly beneficial to me when guiltless procrastination, and diligent laziness, can be achieved in perfect harmony! It's the Yin and Yang of the apathetic!

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