LAZINESS
He that will not work, let him not eat; this is a popular
saying, a lot of people know this and can recite it from backwards; but how
come it’s not a watchword; how come it has become a life-style; even society
and technology in many ways promotes and advocates it, invents new tools and
materials to facilitate Laziness. However let’s take a closer look at this
issue. Let’s start by examine some views, then we come to the basic meaning and
terms; after which we consider if it’s something we should look forward to have
or discard; and maybe talk some more about it.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things.
There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every
moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till
tomorrow what you can do today.
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
Ok this is quite amazing listening to
this guys; I hope you don’t expect me to start off by defining what laziness
is; if you are, I hope you won’t be mad If I don’t; you can look up www.wikipedia.com ; it
could give you an updated version of what laziness is; however Jules Renard
said some words that are striking, ..”Laziness is nothing more…” that means
laziness cannot be far-fetch from this. He argues that it’s a HABIT, it’s a way
of life, something that happen spontaneously, something that happens without
the permission of the conscious of the individual; it’s kind of a default
system in the person, Wow! This is serious already. He goes on to say that
laziness is the HABIT of RESTING before you get tired; wow this is quite
familiar to me and am sure it’s not alien to you, so Renard is telling me that
when I want to rest before am even tired then am lazy already. So he is trying
to say that the only time you rest is when you are tired, so he is not against resting,
but he thinks that when rest comes before tiredness, then you are lazy; so what
is rest, is rest meaning sleep? Is rest meaning siting down on the couch for
the last four hours doing stuff that is un-productive (with no ability to add
value whatsoever to your live) like playing poker or chatting or watching
movies or sleeping or complaining about how life or some substances are not
coming forth, gossiping or hanging out with friends; a renowned preacher said
and I quite agree with him that the sleep of the laborer is sweet; so there is
no escaping it whether you are sophisticated or not, you must labor or pay
someone to do it for you. He went further to say that nothing can be done
without a doer, nothing can work without a worker; so you must work the work
whether now or later. Pastor Terry (Gospel pillars Church, Abuja) said
something that I can’t forget, he said that there is structure or pattern for
mankind as far as working and earning is, from age 0 – 30 is a period of learning, don’t get me wrong
it’s a standard, by age 30 you should have learnt all you need to live the next
phase of your life; from age 30 – 60 you should earn, it’s a period for you to
earn, you should not be trying to earn at 61, why? Because from age 60 – above you
should Yearn, this is time for you to wake in the morning, pick up the
newspaper after you had said your prayers (which was filled with gratitude to
God for a fulfilled life) and had a walk in the garden talking with your eldest
son or daughter about handling his/her marriage or the family business; you are
looking at the headlines of the newspaper having your breakfast wondering
whether to travel Frankfurt to deliver a speech at a business summit or to
Tokyo to address your staffs or to calabar in Nigeria for a week-long holiday
or stay back to read bedtime stories to your grandson that night; you then
quickly call your personal assistant ask for any scheduled appointments. Then
you remember that you are partnering with some organizations who is making the
world a better place. Is that not a good life, I could go on and on, but you
might think this is a fictional and unrealistic fantasy; however this is the
life we are wired to live. But some of us the way your life is going now, by
age 60 you will still be trying to beat traffic so you can make it on time to
office so there will be no query on your table for coming late or so that your
business will not suffer a big loss because you had to wait on the line for
your turn at the gas station; and after work you had to rush home to ensure you
make dinner for your two kids and put an eye on them as they do their school
work because your wife has divorced you or your husband had walked away and you
forgot you needed to see your doctor at the general hospital because of your
back pain; which will definitely revisit whenever you bend down or the thinks
of bending down, there is already a box of tissue beside your over-ten-year old
mattress which you use to wipe tears and in the morning you tell yourself to
the hearing of your kids that its God’s plan for my life, that it’s your
destiny! And your kids look at you with nostalgia and you smile at them as fake
hope springs out of your dimples and you think their minds are blank, you don’t
know they hate their life already.
Yes it’s crazy, but it’s as a result of
a little sleep, a little folding of the hands to sleep, finding excuses whether
legit or not to sleep or rest as it is called when you should be earning or
learning; its starts with being excuse driven, giving excuse for every mistake
and failure, its starts with procrastinating and idleness some time in your
prime age; the funny thing here is that it’s a cycle, before you die you must
complete the cycle or be in one phase of the cycle; so if you spend your time
to yearn now when you are supposed to
learn or earn, you will surely need to earn at the time for yearning. Laziness
is bad, it cannot be over-emphasized, it can’t, but then let’s not forget we
are wired to work and have pleasure; but then there is a way it should go.
However laziness can be sponsored by
aliens (demons), it can also be a value system and thought process; it can be a
chain, a yoke which is strong and stubborn; however this issue is not intended
to mock you or make it worse or hopeless, if you find yourself under this
category, it doesn’t matter what the cause is, whether it is by demon or chain
or habit; whatsoever is the case there is a fixer, this guy fixes this kind of
stuff, but first you need to create an account with him which is simple and
very free, after then you need to apply for fixing! If this is your case then
the next paragraph is for you.
So this how it works, to create an account
with him, say this words and mean it:
“DEAR
JESUS, THANK YOU FOR TODAY.
I
BELIEVE YOU ARE THE SON OF GOD AND GOD RAISED YOU FROM THE DEAD.
I
CONFESS THAT YOU ARE LORD OF MY LIFE, THANK YOU LORD FOR A NEW LIFE & A NEW
ACCOUNT WITH YOU.”
If you say this words then you have an account already, it’s that easy
and automatic. From now onward whatsoever you want fixed, you can just apply
and it will be done. You can also upgrade your account from ordinary level to Premium;
(that is a gist for another day) to apply all you need do is close your eyes
and say the request in your hearts or out-loud, then it’s done as you believe.
Stayed tuned as we dissect this menace or disease that is amongst world oldest.
I leave you with this words and question; Laziness is a secret ingredient that goes into failure. But
it's only kept a secret from the person who fails.
Robert Half. Would you give your daughter out to be married to a lazy man? Would you date a lazy man? Talk to you soon….
Robert Half. Would you give your daughter out to be married to a lazy man? Would you date a lazy man? Talk to you soon….
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