Doing nothing has been frowned upon in my family - and in many others - for many, many years, generations even. My grandparents and parents would speak in disparaging tones about any family member that was lazy, good for nothing, no- count or generally unmotivated, and, as a result, we grew up believing that doing nothing was, if not sinful, the next thing to it. My grandmother could quote quite a few Bible verses from memory, and one of them was Ecclesiastes 10:18 “Through slothfulness the roof deteriorates, and a house leaks because of idleness.” We were warned repeatedly by both parents, and often loudly, about finding something to do or having something to do found for us. We almost always decided that whatever we chose would be better than folding clothes, making the bed or sweeping a floor or fixing a leaky roof so we chose to be outside and away from adult company when presented with the choice.
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