Day 5 - 183 -- Leisure or Laziness

In some ways it feels like a lost day. Monday of a long weekend provides an 'extra' day away from work and time to spend on leisure pursuits or household chores. While I did bits of extra laundry and cleaning, most of the afternoon was spent watching older movies and checking in online with friends and family. Now this isn't really a 'loss' but there were other things that I could have done -- other cleaning, reading for work and such. Going for a walk was definitely out of the picture with the weather being hot and muggy.

I've often wondered why when we spend time reading, online or watching movies, it can be termed 'doing nothing.' Is taking time to recharge a bad thing? None of the activities equate to nothing as something was done. How often when asked what we did yesterday or on the weekend, do we say nothing? The time was filled with some activity even if it seems too inconsequential to mention. Was the movie something new to you or one you really like seeing repeatedly? If enjoyed, why do we belittle the process? I've wondered if this is a backlash from the a work ethic that sees virtue in hard work. If so, then leisure could equate with laziness -- something that seems particularly so now if leisure does not involve physical activity. Does the core of past social mores support evolving social morality concepts? Hmm -- this will take more thought to clarify. <smile> Perhaps we need to be kinder to ourselves and others -- to understand that we can always be doing something else, but that doesn't mean we've wasted our time. Maybe we can learn from the time spent in any pursuit.

Lyrics about the topic of thought today brought me to a great song to share. It is from an amazing album and written by a great songwriting due, Henley and Frey. Enjoy!

Wasted Time -- The Eagles (from Hotel California)