Studying the Lazy Person
I have often called myself lazy. I have had contests with friends about who is lazier. My favorite thing to do sometimes is stare. I thought maybe I should give some energy (IMAGINE!) to studying laziness and the lazy person through the perspective of a little bit of Bible. I will admit, some of the verses on lazy people I read and wondered, really? Thats a symptom of being lazy? And then some made me laugh because, oh man, are those true.
Lemme show you the journey I went through.
Proverbs 10:4: Lazy People are Poor.
At first glance its easy to think that lazy people are poor because they don't work enough to make good wages. And if you're in a service industry that pays you by the hour, that makes immediate sense to you. If you work 40 hours a week and make X amount of money and could work 60 hours a week and make 1.5x Then you would be richer. But I think this also includes two other ways that not being lazy can make you richer... A: Using what time you arent working to make yourself worth more. Whether it be school or learning new trades or whatever...there are ways to make yourself more valuable. A lazy person doesn't care about these things. Therefore, they are poor. And then there is B: making good use of the money you do have. It's easy to let the money come into your bank account and spend it until its gone, then don't spend until you get more. That is the cycle of poverty. Someone who is not lazy will take care of that money, and use it with purpose...
Proverbs 10:26 Lazy people are not good employees.
If you are lazy...you're annoying your boss. Thats all I gotta say about that. This leads though to the next point...
Proverbs 12:24 Lazy people live in slavery.
I dont mean traditional slavery that we still fight to this day...I mean metaphorical slavery. If you're lazy, you're a thorn to your employer, and they likely dont trust you, so they watch you, they command you, they make demands. Some of us call these bad bosses, but I would venture a guess that most "bad bosses" are just cases of bad employees being lazy. The other way laziness enslaves us is in spirit. Have you ever had a really amazing on top of things day and you just tear through a list of chores? The more you do the more you want to do and when everything is done you get the amazing feeling of scratching that last thing off of your list. Productivity produces energy. Lack of productivity or laziness produces more laziness...and eventually you are FORCED to do the things you have put off...that = slavery.
Proverbs 13:4 Lazy people want much but get little.
Oh the injustice!! Oh the TOIL!! Oh the groaning for MORE!! I interpret this into three ways this verse comes alive...A: the lazy person has little because they got no money. See the earlier point as to why they have so little. B: The lazy person is a hoarder. HA! You've seen the show, I'm sure. The more they have, the more it piles up and the less everything is worth. Part of their struggle is laziness, you know this. If you are too lazy to take care of what you do have, then you'll always want for something. Finally, C: being lazy translates into a lot of free time. Free time for me often translates into day dreaming. Day dreaming often translates into feeling like there is so much I want to do and see...Feeling that way leaves me wanting more than I could have. If I would just occupy myself with productivity, then I wouldnt have time to dream about all I dont have.
Proverbs 26:14 Lazy people sleep A LOT.
They sleep and sleep and sleep and turn over, and roll over and get up to pee and go back to bed. UGH, so lazy. I will also say that lazy people are night people. But that's just really because I wanna judge people that get to stay up late. lol. I could make a case for it because I'm a know-it-all.
Proverbs 26:16 Lazy people are know-it-alls. (whoops)
As I read this verse, I thought...hmm...thats weird. What does being lazy have to do with accepting counsel? Logically, it doesnt make sense. Am I too lazy to listen? Too lazy to ask? What is this about?! I almost didn't agree with this one...until I turned it on its ear. I thought about all the people I consider to be know-it-alls. And sure enough, they are also the laziest people I know. Hmm. Even I myself, being the laziest me I know am very often a know-it-all. All of this 'not doing' in my life up to this point has given me a lot of time to think about stuff. And really, I spend a lot of time talking about how simple it will be to get from here to there. I just know it will only cost me this much money. I just know it will only take me doing so and so and this and that for this very short period of time before I am a millionaire. In fact, most of my plans are me excitedly starting with "If I just...." or "I only have to..." I don't take advice, because wise counsel almost always says, "Its a long hard road to get where you want to be." As a lazy person, I hate that mess.
FYI~ there were a lot more things in there about being lazy...But that was about all I needed to get moving. Lol. Sorry to cut this short, but, I got stuff to do. ;)
Lemme show you the journey I went through.
Proverbs 10:4: Lazy People are Poor.
At first glance its easy to think that lazy people are poor because they don't work enough to make good wages. And if you're in a service industry that pays you by the hour, that makes immediate sense to you. If you work 40 hours a week and make X amount of money and could work 60 hours a week and make 1.5x Then you would be richer. But I think this also includes two other ways that not being lazy can make you richer... A: Using what time you arent working to make yourself worth more. Whether it be school or learning new trades or whatever...there are ways to make yourself more valuable. A lazy person doesn't care about these things. Therefore, they are poor. And then there is B: making good use of the money you do have. It's easy to let the money come into your bank account and spend it until its gone, then don't spend until you get more. That is the cycle of poverty. Someone who is not lazy will take care of that money, and use it with purpose...
Proverbs 10:26 Lazy people are not good employees.
If you are lazy...you're annoying your boss. Thats all I gotta say about that. This leads though to the next point...
Proverbs 12:24 Lazy people live in slavery.
I dont mean traditional slavery that we still fight to this day...I mean metaphorical slavery. If you're lazy, you're a thorn to your employer, and they likely dont trust you, so they watch you, they command you, they make demands. Some of us call these bad bosses, but I would venture a guess that most "bad bosses" are just cases of bad employees being lazy. The other way laziness enslaves us is in spirit. Have you ever had a really amazing on top of things day and you just tear through a list of chores? The more you do the more you want to do and when everything is done you get the amazing feeling of scratching that last thing off of your list. Productivity produces energy. Lack of productivity or laziness produces more laziness...and eventually you are FORCED to do the things you have put off...that = slavery.
Proverbs 13:4 Lazy people want much but get little.
Oh the injustice!! Oh the TOIL!! Oh the groaning for MORE!! I interpret this into three ways this verse comes alive...A: the lazy person has little because they got no money. See the earlier point as to why they have so little. B: The lazy person is a hoarder. HA! You've seen the show, I'm sure. The more they have, the more it piles up and the less everything is worth. Part of their struggle is laziness, you know this. If you are too lazy to take care of what you do have, then you'll always want for something. Finally, C: being lazy translates into a lot of free time. Free time for me often translates into day dreaming. Day dreaming often translates into feeling like there is so much I want to do and see...Feeling that way leaves me wanting more than I could have. If I would just occupy myself with productivity, then I wouldnt have time to dream about all I dont have.
Proverbs 26:14 Lazy people sleep A LOT.
They sleep and sleep and sleep and turn over, and roll over and get up to pee and go back to bed. UGH, so lazy. I will also say that lazy people are night people. But that's just really because I wanna judge people that get to stay up late. lol. I could make a case for it because I'm a know-it-all.
Proverbs 26:16 Lazy people are know-it-alls. (whoops)
As I read this verse, I thought...hmm...thats weird. What does being lazy have to do with accepting counsel? Logically, it doesnt make sense. Am I too lazy to listen? Too lazy to ask? What is this about?! I almost didn't agree with this one...until I turned it on its ear. I thought about all the people I consider to be know-it-alls. And sure enough, they are also the laziest people I know. Hmm. Even I myself, being the laziest me I know am very often a know-it-all. All of this 'not doing' in my life up to this point has given me a lot of time to think about stuff. And really, I spend a lot of time talking about how simple it will be to get from here to there. I just know it will only cost me this much money. I just know it will only take me doing so and so and this and that for this very short period of time before I am a millionaire. In fact, most of my plans are me excitedly starting with "If I just...." or "I only have to..." I don't take advice, because wise counsel almost always says, "Its a long hard road to get where you want to be." As a lazy person, I hate that mess.
FYI~ there were a lot more things in there about being lazy...But that was about all I needed to get moving. Lol. Sorry to cut this short, but, I got stuff to do. ;)
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