What is lazyness? I believe being lazy, involves ignorance. I also believe that lazy would describe one who does not follow their heart in life, rather, does what they are told, to conform, in order to avoid the discomfort that goes hand in hand with the path we create for ourselves. I do not think being lazy involves not cleaning your house everyday, or going to work everyday at a job you cant stand, where you do not actually contribute more than you have to (or feel that you are contributing at all to anything more than your own bank account or wallet). Everything we do involves some sort of work, but the work that bears instant fruit seems to go by unnoticed. So what really is lazyness? Ignorance, pure and simple. Is a man lazy when he sits under the trees and listens to the sounds around him, the buzz of life that constantly flows through us, allowing the Earth to swallow his mind whole and overwhelm him? Is he lazy if he lays in bed on a Sunday morning and does the same before getting up and going about his "important" chores for the day? I dont think so. An ignorant mind, devoid of real love and innocence, is the only kind of lazyness I can imagine. And in reality, this kind of lack of life is definitley rooted in fear. The main reason we all conform to jobs we dislike, people we dont love, and activities we cant stand, is because we fear being alone and exposed to the world of people and rules which consume us, no matter where we are. Sure, if you take out on a lifestyle where nobody is willing to help you, like your parents not paying for your schooling since you chose a subject that interests you, instead of them, then you most likely will be alone, go hungry at times, maybe have no where to stay. But when you actually live life, the truth is that somebody Will help you. Somebody will say, "Look at this person, he/she does what their heart feels is right" and will come to your aid. So long as your hearts rightful path is good in nature, of course. And life is like a bunch of individual shallow puddles sitting next to a flowing river. We dig ourselves these puddles to make us feel secure, outside of the ever changing, swift foreign beauty of the river, which can be seen as a real life. Our puddle is stagnant with the same water and bacteria that was present at the time of its creation. Like a wall we build around ourselves, to keep real life at bay, since we actually have a deep fear of change. And in this puddle goes religion, god, the soul, our parents, siblings, children, jobs we dont love, expensive cars, big houses, everything material really. Because these things are 'known' to us, and we fear losing them. We fear losing the known, so we create our own unknown in our own image. Like god for example. Most of us do not truly understand what love, or God, really is. We just accept what we are taught in some book, or taught by some teacher or guru, and we blindly accept it because we have fear. All conformity is confined to this pool we make for ourselves, while life is going by in the river right next to us. Maybe we should learn how to bridge the gap between our stagnant water and the fresh, new water of the river, so that we might cleanse ourselves and breathe a new life into our daily habitual, decaying existance. You only get one chance at this, there is no 'practice' life. So, take some initiative and grab life for what it is. Otherwise, you are not living, you are dying.
sigh... so true and kind of sad it is. I always say that we have this imaginary shield that sepparates us from others and everything, but how can we be if everything around us enters us and affects us. The air fills my lungs, the sounds invade my mind and I can feel the ground underneath my feet. The only sepparation that exists is imaginary and it only stops us from being, we become less and settle for those things that are known, because of fear, I always wonder if it really is easier to conform and ignore life?is it really easier to just do what we are "supposed" to? People think they are going with the flow when they just settle for the known, after all isnt that what "eveyone" is doing, it must be right! But I think they become a rock, stand still, permanent and unchanging, while things flow around them and everything does change, but they remain the same and start dying.
Yea your right Aura. And the reason I bring these things up is because really, the ignorance is not right, just because most everyone is living that way, because they are dragging down the entire human race. We need to wake up and do what our hearts are supposed to do, not what we desire, but what is actually right, and not easy and simple
Of course John, any time. Do you want to comment on it at alL? I KNOW you have some very interesting ideas of your own, you Always do
Mhmm, but right now im heading over to the forest to spend the day tripping, meditating and climbing trees; so Ill ponder on it and get back to here later tonight
Great! I could always appreciate a psychedelic approach to the subject Though, lately, thats where my inspiration has been coming from as well :tongue: Good luck and have fun man
Ok, well I came home and typed up my train of thought on the subject of laziness and was planning it on posting it here, but it was almost exactly the same as yours
I agree .. Good points, Relayer. . . I'd also like to point out an own personal belief in laziness. . I believe laziness is not contributing to moral causes .. not just in charity, but in humanitarianism.. The man who does not contribute to what he preaches, the hypocrite .. The man who watches the unfortunate be unjustly dominated against their will by those with higher 'authority' and does not help, but instead turns his cheek .. What is authority, but nothing more than a title? The true worker is someone who works for the positive. . . Not because they have to, but because it is what their soul tells them to..
I'm lazy during my free time, but when I need to do something....I do it. I mean, shit, I work over 50 hours every week. But yeah, by nature, I am a VERY lazy person. It's not because of ignorance or conformity, but just because it's the way I am. I hate doing stuff but, like I said, I do what I have to when I have to, which is all that really matters
Thank you! That idea actually came to me while I was feeling like I needed a breath of fresh air while I was outside at a park Funny how it all goes around like circles Namaste~
