Sloth - the sin - is the mother of invention.
Most of the most useful inventions have been
created out of a sinful desire for more time
dedicated to the joy of sloth. Take the car.
Sitting at a wheel for one hour is positively
idle compared to riding a horse for three -
and - no manure. Take light bulbs: flicking
a switch is so much quicker than lighting oil
lamps. Take computers: programming computers
is much simpler than... erm... forget computers
:)
Sloth is good. If we were all workaholics, we'd
be too busy to invent anything. We'd all be
re-thatching our mud huts and or getting rained
on whilst picking berries. Diligent? Yes! Productive?
No!
Then you have real sloths, outlandish, hairy
beasts that dangle from branches and eat leaves.
For sloths, sloth is a survival tactic, their
diet of leaf salad leaves them with no energy
free for any activity except eating. (And the
occasional shag, one presumes.) For our sloths,
sloth is a life saver. For me - sloth is important
too, or I'd be doing real work, instead of relaxing
and composing this web page.
Wages of sloth: death. Unfortunately
100% inaction results in death - or - if you
have the fortitude to eat - you will slob out
into an obese, ugsome mess. You can have too
much of nothing, but death is utopia for one
who loves to be slothful.
Psssst! The dishes need doing. Oh, and can you
make me a cup of tea whilst you're at it? White,
no sugar. (I'm sweet enough already.)
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