Idleness... one likes so very much (".)

Idleness, this lecture was quite insightful and rather interesting. I have never really given any thought to idleness although am guilty of this very often … sinner I know. The different definitions of idleness I found related more so to day to day things like….. The first site I found…. *Having no employment *Groundlessness: the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized" *Faineance: the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to workwordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn And the Second site I found ….. adj., i·dler, i·dlest. Not employed or busy: idle carpenters. See synonyms at inactive. Avoiding work or employment; lazy: shiftless, idle youth. See synonyms at lazy. Not in use or operation: idle hands. Lacking substance, value, or basis. See synonyms at baseless, vain. http://www.answers.com/topic/idle But this isn’t what Meena was discussing within the lecture. The type of Idleness Meena referred to detailed more so about lack of activity within everyday things we do and more so referred to the willpower and determination we show while under taking these everyday activities. Example applying yourself within work, university, college or school… being able to apply yourself mentally as well as physically and understanding the spiral effect of your actions when i.e., going to drop the kids off to school, knowing that your extra 10 mins in bed day dreaming will insure they are late. Within this Meena referred more so to the teachings of Bertrand Russell and detailed that ‘there is far too much work done in the world, that immense harm is caused by the belief that work is virtuous’. Here Russell progresses to argues in favour of a four-hour working day and begins to perceive the idea that the argument for laziness seems to deserve serious consideration within society today. Bertrand Russell refers… “work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people what to do’ ….to “work” in two ways, the first one is the concept of altering the position of matter and the second concept is telling people what to do and within this he extends to perceive the idea that these concepts are usually given by men, whether you are one to take orders from others or are a director of orders, where by you instruct others. Personally, my view on Idleness is that in society today it is very hard NOT to be idle, in a sense it is all around us… within work/university/schools technology takes over etc, helping us along the way to be lazzy-er, more relaxed…within the language we use, “chill out… relax… lets go chill..” often these words are used within the groups of people we socialize with and this concept of idleness isn’t too far behind. Being chilled or laid back can be perceived as signs of lazz-ness and not having such drive to be able to as successful but as Bertrand Russell emphasizes “for us all to be idle in order that we should all have our mouths full of bread” if you are the hand that feed you then idleness is more acceptable, rather then judged or frowned upon as you are only biting the hand that YOU feed yourself with.