Inside January 27, 2004's Issue

Rethinking the 'lazy' life

Editor's Box
By Sam Chapman
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Editor

A friend of mine recently commented on coming to a time when someone begins to regret not taking care of his or her responsibilities. I can honestly say I've never felt regret to the extent that I did when I heard that.

It is so much easier to think about doing work instead of actually doing it. Creating a false sense of satisfaction that only digs a deeper hole.

In the long run it will get you nowhere. It's a joke, and you are the only one being fooled.

Instead, think about priorities and accept hard work for what it is. It's a challenge to encourage thinking in different perspectives; it helps develop dignity, integrity and better ways to communicate with a wider range of people.

Living comfortably and ignoring the stress in life may be relaxing, but it can be too relaxing if it is a continuous lifestyle.

Being lazy lacks adventure.

There is no excitement in sitting on a couch watching television all day. The world cannot be fully understood if you are confined to a room for the majority of your life. You can't interact with people of other languages and cultures if you've never attempted to learn what these languages and cultures are all about. You cannot contribute to the progress of science or fly a rocket to the moon.

Like living comfortably, knowledge and experience can be relaxing as well.

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