NO LAZINESS

Understand what laziness is.

Laziness means the utter unwillingness to work or use one’s energies or abilities.

It is different from the lack of energy or ability.

Really, no one should be lazy.

As long as one is in full vibrant health and vitality—mentally and physically, there’s no justification for not using one’s energies and abilities in the way that they possibly can, given their current realities.

There are instances where a person’s current state of being or health may not allow them to use their abilities the way they would have loved to use them.

So, understand the difference between laziness and the lack of motivation, low energy or the need for rest, recuperation, proper nutrition and fitness.

Next, understand what work is.

Work is any activity involving mental or physical effort or application of energy and resources done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Men and women engage in different kinds of work to put their skills to good use, to achieve certain personal or business objectives and outcomes, such as providing solution or services to customers and generating earnings for themselves, their families and all stakeholders.

Even without being the sole or joint provider in a home, men and women are both hardworking. 

A lazy person is unwilling to take good care of their own home and proximate environment, even when they have the ability and resources.

Note that laziness is not necessarily tiredness.

Tiredness is expected and justified after some form of mental or physical work or exertion.

Note also that a job is not necessarily work.

Some have or go to a job but do minimal work.

Some go every day to an office, sit at a desk, warming a chair for some hours and not actually serving their customers well or contributing meaningfully to the business or organization.

Yet even without having a regular job or paid employment, one can work at or from home. 

Nature as a whole doesn’t teach us to be lazy. 

Rather, it teaches us to be resourceful, productive, innovative, growing and evolving.

To maintain or sustain life at all levels requires a degree of responsibility and resourcefulness.

One must strive to develop and cultivate a healthy mindset and attitude towards work.

Work is a great opportunity and outlet to engage our knowledge and skills, leveraging the resources within and around us, in nature and in people, for betterment of society or humanity.

Again, there are different forms of work. There is physical and mental work, skilled and unskilled labor, on-site, co-located and remote work, etc.

There is lazy, easy, hard and smart work.

There is good and bad work.

There is excellent and poor work performance.

So away with mental or physical laziness.

Embrace work in its various healthy and productive forms as a normal way to life.

Objectify the work in different aspects of your life with smart goals and value addition.

Hope you enjoyed this piece of work (no pun intended).

Cheers to positive work life and experience!