Originally Posted by knockOut

Passage:
All the evils in this world are brought about by the persons who are always up and doing, but do not know when they ought to be up nor what they ought to be doing. The devil, I take it, is still the busiest creature in this universe, and I can quite imagine him denouncing laziness and becoming angry at the smallest waste of time . In his kingdom, I will wager , nobody is allowed to do noyhing , not even for a single afternoon. The world , we all freely admit, is in a muddle but I for one do not think that it is laziness that has brought it to such a pass. It is not the active virtues that it lacks but the passive ones; it is capable of anything but kindness and s little steady thought. There is plenty of energy in the world(there never were more fussy people about), but most of it is simply misdirected. If for example, in July 1914, when there was some capital idling weather, every body, emperors, kings, arches, dukes, statesmen, generals, journalists, had been suddenly smitten with an intense desire to do nothing, just to hang about in the sunshine and consume tobbaco, then we should all have been better off than we are now. But no, the doctrine of strenuous life still went unchallanged ; there must be no time wasted; something must be done. Again suppose our statement, instead of rushing off to Versailles with a bundle of ill-digested notions and great deal of energy to dissipate had all taken a fortnight off , away from all correspondence and interviews and what not, and had simply lounged about on some hillside or other appearantly doing nothing for the first time in their energetic lives, then they might have gone to their so-called peace conference and come away again with their reputations still unsoiled and the affairs of the world in good trim. Even at present time, if half of the politicians in Europe relinquish the notion that laziness is crime and go away and do nothing for a little space, we should certainly gain by it.other examples come crowding into mind. Thus, every now and then, certain religious sects hold conferences; but though there are evils abroad that are mountains high , though the fate of civilization is still doubtful, the members who attend these conferences spend their time condemning the length of ladies skirts and noisiness of dance bands. They would all be better employed lying flat on their backs somewhere, staring at the sky and recovering their mental health.

PRESCI:
To remain busy all the time without having some spare time for recreation and mental peace is not only the mother of major world evils but also the act and curse of devil, which has made this world a living hell. Today the state of world disorderness is only due to fact that mankind has ruined the precious gift of nature; the moments of leisure at the cost of restless work. If there for example in July 1914, had the emprerors and kings of that time or the statesmen of our times been brought their lives to standstill for a while, the condition of the world today would be much better and stress less. We would gain enough if the European politicians retards the concept that laziness is sin or instead of wasting our times in religious conferences if we adopts the practice of spending some time free of life responsibilities and efforts, sitting near nature hence making our selves free of the devilish shackles too much work all the time.

Title: work without rest is devil's breed