The art of doing nothing
I know I make this look easy! However there is a fine art to doing nothing. People who know me, would say I have mastered it. But wait amigos.....did you know that...."Free time is the mother of inspiration"
So while I may appear in this picture to be doing nothing, behind the scene my brain is open to receive whatever great inspiration the universe wants to send me. Why, I was prepared to sit in that position soaking up nature as long as it took to feel inspired. So in doing nothing I was being highly productive.
This is not as easy as it looks and actually takes a little practice to master. It is imperative that you have peace and quiet. No one is allowed to disturb you in any way while you waiting for inspiration. Sounds good so far, right?
The only part that takes effort is to control your thoughts. No negative thoughts are permitted. You should think of your thoughts as being like water, let them flow away. Don't try to retain or dwell on anything. Yes, it is a form of meditation.
"time is precious, waste it well"
I find it works best in a tropical location unfortunately it works just as well anywhere in nature, while going for a walk, taking a shower or a bath. Just empty your head (some think I do that well too) and let the inspiration in.
Those people that don't know that you can think without talking have no idea what they are missing...
"the time you enjoy wasting
is not wasted time"
Plato
Eduardo
posted by Edward McBeth at
3:24 PM
19 Comments:
Stupid Bourgeoisie fuck, people are dying and starving to death, performing back breaking labor, mining gold and diamonds, selling themselves for far to little so that you can sit on that goddamn beach and do nothing. Oh I'm sorry, you're waiting for inspiration. First, that's not how inspiration works. One gets inspired through interacting with ideas. It's a process that involves action and others. Not isolation and sitting. Hopefully while you're sitting on that beach you'll realize how unjust it is that you get to sit on that beach while others are living there lives in never ending suffering. Maybe you'll realize you're part of the problem, not the solution.
normally my first reaction would be to trash a comment like yours but upon reflection I see its value. I can see that you feel strong about changing the world and I salute that. The question is how best to do that. I'm glad that action is priority one for you...good. However, correct action requires correct thought. I can tell you missed the point entirely that I was trying to make. That being that your down time is actually your most productive time. As Abraham Lincoln said...if I had 6 hours to chop down a massive tree, I would spend 5 hours sharpening my axe.
The very reason for this blog, is to stimulate thought to improve the lives of the readers and those whose lives they choose to affect.
As for taking a holiday, I make no apologies. Life was meant to be fun, easy and over-flowing with abundance. That's not just for me, because I was blessed to have been born in a western society but EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE.
I accept that I am responsible to help others less fortunate. I just don't believe that I will have the greatest impact by living a life of denial and drudgery.
I respect your choice of a different opinion...
"Life was meant to be fun, easy and over-flowing with abundance."
Thats a very bold statement to make. There are many religions out there with their own theory about life, philosophers with their own ideas and the scientists are still struggling to explain whats going on here!
I understand where "anonymous" is coming from..for a woman in Malawi with no food looking for termites to feed her family "inspiration" and "meaning of life" does not have much value.
For fortunate people like us "the art of doing nothing" is only useful for sharpening the saw. Of course it will depend on every person how long they will need till they feel relaxed and get inspirations.
But the catch is what one does after getting the inpirations. Getting inspirations , noting them down in a pad and then doing nothing does no good for anyone.
I think the bumbs on the street can relate to this one... they just sit around... and do nothing...
Rewards for hard work is a good thing, but this this just plain dumb.
I'm happy that this article is getting reactions. However, the point I tried to make is getting missed. First of all, it was a tongue in cheek article. Second, we so busy in our lives that we fail to take time to think things through. We react to circumstance instead of becoming proactive.
Right thinking can save us from doing things the hard and difficult way. Let me give you an example...suppose you have trouble meeting the bills at the end of the month. Most people would scrimp and worry endlessly. To end that cycle they would be well served to spend some quality thinking time as to how they might increase their income or reduce expenses. You get the idea....
Even when people are on holidays, they frequently take any time to plan the future. We are too busy with living to plan a better future.
Another point to be made to those who want to help those less fortunate. You can do more good if you give your cause some good thinking time as opposed to wasting valuable brain power cursing others because you think they are more fortunate than you.
Imagine the consequences if we had millions of the fortunate people in the world helping out the less fortunate, not just with money but the power of their intelligence!
Finally, I don't advocate sitting on your butt doing nothing, that would be rediculous. What I'm trying to convey is use your down time productively. Instead of sitting in front of a TV watching American Idol, spend some time thinking about what you feel deeply about. This blog is all about trying to share the things and the ideas about making lives easier, more fun and more abundant. Some people are just too damned determined to make it hard and difficult. For those, this blog is not for you. I've written plenty of times about helping your fellow man as a path to happiness, and I make no apologies for my beliefs.
I want nothing more than for everyone, everywhere on this planed to a life of...
fun and abundance!
Smile, it looks really good on you!
Sincerely,
Eduardo
Dear Anonymous and Rakesh,
This is a harmless blog which Eduardo used to share his thoughts on how to use one's free time.
If you are so concerned about people's plight, why don't you do something about it instead of reading a fucking blog that you stumbled upon why mindlessly browsing the internet.
Anonymous [coward] said: "Hopefully while you're sitting on that beach you'll realize how unjust it is that you get to sit on that beach while others are living there lives in never ending suffering."
What the fuck are _you_ doing about it? Reading a blog? That's how you are going to save the world? That is somehow very justified?
And Rakesh, dude, you can't even express your thoughts.
"There are many religions out there with their own theory about life, philosophers with their own ideas and the scientists are still struggling to explain whats going on here!"
OK? AND? Is there a point you are trying to make or just babbling?
And when you said "Sharpening the saw", I think you were referring to the Lincoln example. It's not the saw, it's the Axe. Read the fucking article before commenting.
Eduardo had an idea, which he thought would be nice enough to share with others on internet. He didn't shove it down anybody's throat. If you are so concerned about World's plight, go do something about it instead of sitting on your fat ass, eating Dorito's while browsing internet mindlessly and claiming to be a prophet.
You two are idiots who can't do anything on their own other than attacking others who are trying to contribute to society.
To quote Al Pacino in "Scent of a woman" Fuck you too!
Dear Rohit and all,
There was no judgement made on Eduardo or Anonymous in anyways in my post. So keep your abusive judgemental language to yourself. How do you know if anyone visiting and posting comments here is not doing their bit? Why do you assume they have fat asses , eating doritos or whatever. How can you judge someone without even knowing who you are speaking to!?
"sharpening the saw" was a direct reference to Eduardo's post. It makes complete sense. Any work done when you are stressed leads to misery later. Also, in doing nothing for a while brings in a lot of positive energy. Have you tried travelling aimlessly? (note that i am not assuming you havent). You always come back with a lot of inspiratioin , freshness and new ideas. Sharpening the saw means taking time off, to reflect in solitude and the move on to do what you have to do.
My comments about religion and philosophers which you did not understand was in relation to "Life was meant to be fun, easy and over-flowing with abundance."
I would like to beleive this statement but its hard to beleive when you see how the world functions.
"You two are idiots who can't do anything on their own other than attacking others who are trying to contribute to society."
There was no attack on Eduardo. His was a harmless post and so was mine. By attacking me with your violent words you are trying trying to contribute to society?
You really need to do "nothing" for a while and reflect on your aggressive attitude.
Eduardo, your idea makes sense. You will find a lot of references to it in the eastern philosopy. I still stick to my point about doing something meaningful after the inspiration comes. And what is meaningful is for the individual to decide.
If your theory of life is that "YOU" can't be happy unless everyone else is happy, then you might as well kill yourself now, because the entire world will NEVER be all happy and fair like you want. So if you have time to enjoy "YOUR" life, then you should enjoy "YOUR" life and not worry about everything else. Who cares about that homeless person 100 miles away? What are you going to do about it? Bitch on a blog? That sure does help them a lot....
I find your thoughts helpful. I spend alot of time spaced out or watching tv instead of working or being productive. NOw I can do it with a greater purpose. Waiting for inspiration.
I don't see what most people do with their free time of interest to me. Probably I need a hobby.
I see most people are not connected to themselves. Maybe by us talking about it we help bring about what is needed to shift the depressing situatuion in the world.
It is good to have the abundance to waste time.
God is Good. Spread Peace.
thanks for your comments 'thinker'. Since you say you are in need of a hobby, I have a suggestion. Why not do some writing, start a blog, put your thoughts and ideas down on paper. Writing this blog has done wonders for me to help clarify life's meaning to me.
Nothing would make me happier than if more people found life to be fun, easy and over-flowing with abundance!
Thanks for article!
Thanks for interesting article.
Wow-- talk about someone needing "silence"!! It should be obvious even to that mentally challenged person, that we can't solve the world's problems-- but if we can get "clear" enough, and draw in enough "good, positive" thought and energy, we can sure do a LOT more to bless everyone else than "road rage on paper" actions do. I think the perfect thing for those two "whiners" is---"I'm sorry, please forgive me, thank you, and I love you"... HO HO HO (and NO that's NOT Santa Claus).
Glad to read articles like this. Thanks to author!
Very interesting article, I have long sought. It is in front of me. I agree with you!
Excellent website. Good work. Very useful. I will bookmark!
Brilliant, love the concept that we need to take 2 steps back, reflect, think then take 1 step forward.
People who whine about "what are you doing about it huh?!" obviously don't understand that planning (sharpening the axe) requires time and they themselves were browsing the internet 'wasting time' (as they put it).
I sigh at the thought of having to share this world with bitter and ignorant people who chose not to listen, sit back, take 3 steps back and then take 1 step forward.
some people get it and some are just built a little too close to the ground. It still amazes me that people could come to a site like this with such hostility. However, I remind myself that it's a good persons job to share what we think will help others. If they reject it, so be it, the effort was made.
Thanks for stopping by...
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