Interestingly, this cuts into something I was thinking about today.
I've felt very tired and spent quite a while doing nothing and thinking.
I felt guilty as I have rather a puritan streak that tells me I should always be doing something useful.
So, here's a question or two.
What is doing? Must it involve action?
If you are sitting thinking and can solve a crime doing so, like Poirot, then I think that's still a good thing (although not all of us have crimes to solve).
Also, do others feel guilty if they are sedentary?
I have rather a puritan streak that tells me I should always be doing something useful.
My mother was like that. My brother meditated from a very early age. Whenever mother shouted upstairs, 'what are you doing?' he would reply, 'nothing,' which really annoyed her! She didn't understand the art of relaxation [or meditation]. I only understood much later in life why she was always on the brink of depression and hysteria. So, B, I would NOT feel guilty about this vital life process that brings wisdom, understanding, calm and joy.
I have rather a puritan streak that tells me I should always be doing something useful.
My mother was like that. My brother meditated from a very early age. Whenever mother shouted upstairs, 'what are you doing?' he would reply, 'nothing,' which really annoyed her! She didn't understand the art of relaxation [or meditation]. I only understood much later in life why she was always on the brink of depression and hysteria. So, B, I would NOT feel guilty about this vital life process that brings wisdom, understanding, calm and joy.
