Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Why so lazy?

The Joker (from Dark Knight) said some meaningful things in the movie. Insanity is merely your level of consciousness and deep down we all have our dark sides, all it needs is a little push to get it out. Harvey Two-Face can testify for that.

Same goes as the Hulk. Bruce Banner struggles with his inner angers so much, and thus the Hulk is born to release all the pent up anger inside him.

In my case, as I have witnessed, is that I am also getting rid of this disease that somehow finds its way to me : laziness . This lazy side of me will come out and its making me lose focus. Being lazy affects my life greatly , its like I cannot afford to rest on my laurels at all. Tiredness and laziness are two different situations. Tiredness comes from fatigue and you are physically and mentally drained of energy , thus you require a rest. Laziness on the other hand, is when you are not tired, yet you refuse to do things. Though you may not say it verbally , but somehow , as if like a hormone your brain secretes this laziness in your body making you refuse to do anything at all.

I have suffered greatly due to this. Reality slapped me on the face to make me wake up from my dreams. I have seen how it has affected my life. Not to mention the grueling shift work I have to endure, I have to say it has not been an easy ride. To maintain your focus and attention to detail after a long day at work is no easy task. You expect your mind and body to relax a little bit. And thats when I knew how this laziness kicks in : it creeps inside you when you are on the 'comfort zone' . Mistakes after mistakes pop up like mushrooms. Like Dr. Banner, I decided to control this. Still trying my best. There are times you just want to be left alone and meditate. To find your center. I don't really have that luxury due to the demands of life. Perhaps when I'm jobless with no commitments.

What I do now is that I will try to sense when I am in that 'comfort zone' and prepare myself for any possible laziness to kick in. That will be the time when anything can go from really good to really bad. It's ok to be comfortable with yourself and your surroundings , but don't get too comfortable. You cannot live a life where you have to apologize all the time for making silly mistakes.


Like the X-gene in mutants ( Marvel comic world , excuse me) , I think we humans tend to have this lazy gene. Instead of giving you super powers , the lazy gene motivates you to the path of mediocrity and unproductive lifestyle. They say Malays are lazy. I think that is too stereotyped in today's world. Malays of old embraced laziness because they were put into the 'comfort zone' . To me generally we all have that laziness inside of us, just how lazy you are is the difference. It can be good a thing too. Let's just say an inventor came up with a machine that can cut your house chores time in half to ease your work, does that mean the inventor is lazy ? he is trying to do a short cut on his task.

The lesson to learn is that laziness will not get you anywhere you want to go , but its very existence can act as a reminder for us to better ourselves positively.

Be inspired by how lazy you are and change... we are the only ones who can change ourselves..

Til all are one....

1 comment:

  1. ummm... arrr... heee.. thanks for the coach purse, sayang :p i mean *muaHHH*

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