LazinessLaziness
听了太多的关于勤劳的赞美，很难想象会有人为“懒惰”振臂一呼。其实，就像笛卡尔在洗
澡时发现几何学的原理一样，很多重大的发明都是在闲散状态下萌发的。所以，整日忙忙碌
碌的人们，不妨放松一下紧绷的神经，偷得浮生半日闲，说不定人生的灵感就此迸发了呢,
Laziness is a sin: everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wa...
Laziness
听了太多的关于勤劳的赞美，很难想象会有人为“懒惰”振臂一呼。其实，就像笛卡尔在洗
澡时发现几何学的原理一样，很多重大的发明都是在闲散状态下萌发的。所以，整日忙忙碌
碌的人们，不妨放松一下紧绷的神经，偷得浮生半日闲，说不定人生的灵感就此迸发了呢,
Laziness is a sin: everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life.
But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons than the simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of being laughed at or fear of having their ideas stolen. These people who seem lazy may be deadened by a fear of failure that prevents fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies may prevent work: some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals of fantastic achievements,that they are unable to deal with whatever“lesser” work is on hand. Still other people are not avoiding work,strictly speaking; they are nearly procrastinating—rescheduling
their day.
Laziness can actually be helpful. Like procrastinators,some people look lazy when they are really thinking, planning,researching. We should all remember that some great scientific discoverise occurred by chance. Newton wasn’t
working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he devised the theory of gravity.All of us would like to have someone “lazy” build the car or stove we buy,
particularly if that “laziness”—were caused by the worker’s taking time to check
each step of his work and to do his job right. And sometimes,being “lazy”, that
is, taking time off for a rest is good for the overworked students or executive. Taking a rest can be particularly helpful to the athlete who is trying too hard or the doctor who’s simply working himself overtime too many evenings at the clinic.
So be careful when you’re tempted to call someone lazy. That person may be thinking, resting or planning his or her next book.
——晨读英语美文
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