The Status Quo

by Sean Ash   Nov 30, 2013


'Laziness' is defined as being "unwilling to work or use energy." Whereas 'Energy' is defined as "the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity." -

Who on Earth would choose to live an unsuccessful life over a successful one? Would someone who is consistently strong turn to addictive alcohol? drugs? gambling or anything else ascribed to the "scrounging unemployed"?

Of course not, and if he did then surely it would mean that it was because he had a bad day; he was weak, he has fallen into an addiction and needs help; he is lacking the energy to cope and to keep on his toes. We tell him to rest.

And yet the unemployed we call "lazy" like they are strong and have all the energy in the world and accuse them of being shirkers that unacceptably rest up and do nothing. On a whim, they choose a life of destitution; they choose addiction and failure like they don't have a care in the world when maybe, just maybe, they simply lack the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.

I suppose that it's far more easier just to call these people lazy, because that would be the lazy option in itself rather than trying to help and care for those who lack energy due to hardship and malnutrition.

The rich man who sits at home in his nice big house and who sometimes likes to play tennis in the garden; the man who simply picks up his phone and tells others what to do so they all work hard to get by whilst simultaneously making him rich.. He is not lazy but a successful man. But our friend on welfare, the horrible, grim, work avoiding lazy scum bag who offers very little to a society that equally offers very little to him.. He is the laziest of them all and it is him that has caused recessions, depressions and the reason why we are all stressing!

Why can't his life suck as hard as mine I yell!!! Why can't he sweat the blood and tears that I do to keep these rich men in power! Why is it that I am a slave and he is not? Make him a slave too I tell you!!

Or maybe, just maybe, I am the problem to him being there. I am the status quo.

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