Why is it that we are made to feel that relaxing is such a crime these days? Is it the bad economy, with it's seemingly constant layoff cycle? Is it my mother, who is never seen sitting still (and has potentially passed this much-feared gene to me)? When we put "experienced at multitasking" on a resume, do we then feel obligated to actually do so? Why is this- what is true value of multitasking...why bother?
In moderation, I believe that sloth is a fantastic thing. Is it such a crime to want to sit down in front of the television, without feeling like you need to be doing something else simultaneously? When did television become the nefarious, evil-doing enemy of the so-called productive masses? This is not to discount the development of things like TiVo, which actually streamlines sloth. I am in favor of inventions such as this.
What I am not in favor of, however, is the constant guilt that we feel to do 14 things, at one time. (For the record, I am not referring to any guilt that may result from my mother's hyperactivity which, in the great irony of life, has actually become one of her more endearing traits.) It becomes clear why society is more stressed out than ever these days, and why children feel like being involved in tee-ball, ballet, soccer, and language classes isn't much. Has anyone else noticed that kids don't play outside very much anymore? What happened to "ghosts in the graveyard," and spinning around until you fell down in the grass? Parents and non-parents alike-- take back your weekends! Remind the office why they call it the "business week." Everybody get out there, and watch some syndicated Brady Bunch re-runs!
In moderation, I believe that sloth is a fantastic thing. Is it such a crime to want to sit down in front of the television, without feeling like you need to be doing something else simultaneously? When did television become the nefarious, evil-doing enemy of the so-called productive masses? This is not to discount the development of things like TiVo, which actually streamlines sloth. I am in favor of inventions such as this.
What I am not in favor of, however, is the constant guilt that we feel to do 14 things, at one time. (For the record, I am not referring to any guilt that may result from my mother's hyperactivity which, in the great irony of life, has actually become one of her more endearing traits.) It becomes clear why society is more stressed out than ever these days, and why children feel like being involved in tee-ball, ballet, soccer, and language classes isn't much. Has anyone else noticed that kids don't play outside very much anymore? What happened to "ghosts in the graveyard," and spinning around until you fell down in the grass? Parents and non-parents alike-- take back your weekends! Remind the office why they call it the "business week." Everybody get out there, and watch some syndicated Brady Bunch re-runs!
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