Laziness(懒惰)

Laziness

Laziness is a sin. everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that lazi-

ness is immoral, that it is wasteful,and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life.

But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons than the simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more

serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of being laughed at or fear of having their ideas stolen. These people who seem lazy may be deadened by a fear of failure that prevents fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies may prevent work: some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals of fantastic achievements, that they are unable to deal with whatever " lesser " work is on hand. Still other people are not avoiding work, strictly speaking; they are nearly procrastinating---rescheduling their day.

Laziness can actually be helpful. Like procrastinators,some people look lazy when they are really thinking, planning, researching. We should all remember that some great scientific discoveries occurred by chance. Newton wasn't working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he devised the theory of gravity. Tak

So be careful when you' re tempted to call someone lazy.That person may be thinking, resting or planning his or her next book.

懒惰

懒惰是一种罪过：每个人都知道这个。我们可能都受过诸如此类的训诫：懒惰是不道德的，是浪费生命，而懒人将一事无成。

但懒惰的.害处却远不止于此；而且人之所以懒，常常不止是简单的怠工，还有更复杂的原因。有些似乎懒惰的人正遭受着更严重的问题。他们可能会对同事(或