Laziness is a virtue.

The truth, bitter through it maybe sometimes, is no vilification. One couldn"t fault another of pointing out the harmful effects of addictive drugs nor governance through dictatorship. It is the duty of those who seeks truth to dispel aversive notions. It is within the very definition of the word itself that works are done toward a goal, and accomplished through effort. I"m glad to see that the Instigator would see the apparent truth. It is curious indeed that the Instigator would provide examples such as Archimedes, Newton, Descartes and Einstein. Even were I to bar pointing out the fantastic nature of such archetypical tales, these people only gains inspiration after a lifetime of laying solid groundwork, borne of long nights of study and efforts. In the Instigator"s own words, they are committing a "mental effort, expressly to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result" a.k.a. working. It is not those great thinkers" desire to shriek from work that sparks them on their way into the history books, but their efforts. Even were they to obtain inspiration from their moment of respite- which, once more, must be noted to be divorced from "the desire to do the minimum required of them"- the vision floating in the sea of neuroses wouldn"t have translated into the tangible world with efforts. The saying goes "Rome wasn"t built in a day"- even if the hypothetical city planner simply, miraculously, dreams up the city with no prior knowledge of architecture, it is only through long years of toils that it the seat of ancient empire comes to be. Indeed, it is pure folly, a "glitch" of perception that we would associate the fa"ade of "inspiration" and "result" while neglecting the efforts put into them to make it a reality. Creators would know, often the finished product is far different from the vision- and many times, for the best. It is through the journey toward the far goal of perfection that we make great strides, through sweat and arching backs that we unlock the secrets of the universe. To so carelessly disregard efforts is naught but a flight of fantasy, and reeks of excuses used to pats oneself in the back " "sure, I have not made my legacy, but one day a light bulb will pops into existence atop my head!" I must further notes that it is in poor taste that the Instigator would wield the rare genius, pioneers of their fields, and uses them haphazardly to promote the cause of procrastination. One could only imagine them rolling in their graves at the insult. Indeed, I shall not burden the Instigator with tiresome repetition of the virtually uncountable examples of thinkers, makers, and workers who spent their lifetime increasing the sum knowledge of humanity- such people could be seen everywhere, with the mere turning of one"s neck. The Instigator once more seeks to discredit those of pragmatic, austere tastes. An exceptional person could not function in a vacuum environment, devoid of society. A society could not function efficiently without its people doing their parts The persons who do the minimum to get by could learn to be content, that much is understandable. To argue that they would achieve lasting legacy, or outstrip those who would strives to see the fruits of their labors is preposterous. Imagine a marathon: Those who runs would get there faster than those who walk and those who support each other would get to the end together. Those who would just plod along, day dreaming of shortcuts and rocket boost to glory would just be left behind. I am not too proud to ask for clarification, and therefore must points out the incomprehensibility of the Instigator"s fifth argument. The Instigator elucidation as to why the minimum plus minimum would yield greater results than the maximum plus maximum would be greatly appreciated. The Instigator"s refutations are merely arguing the semantics. Seeing as there is no citable information as regards the number of opportunities missed because one is working versus the number of opportunities missed when one is just idly playing solitaires, waiting until their allotted time in the office flies by, I will leave this in the capable hands of the Instigator, and the readers, to answer from their experiences. Incidentally, mayhaps the Instigator meant to classes the opportunistic and the lazy together? That would seem to mean that the true virtue here is "the willingness to seize opportunity", which is rather empirically not laziness. Laziness is nothing more than a comfort blanket. Often conflated with respite, one nevertheless must leave its hold, lest one be rooted in the cage of dreams, forever incapable of open the door and taking the steps on the golden bricked roads to their destiny. The only people who never fail are those who never try, and to cling to laziness is to embrace the fear of failure.