IDLENESS THE SILENT KILLER
Idleness it said to be a state of being inactive. When one is not working or being used. Idleness does not only kill the body but also the soul because it is the gate Way to sin. Evil deeds are easily conceived in the heart of an idle man thereby destroying the soul. No wonder the saying goes, an idle mind is the devil's workshop.
EFFECTS OF IDLENESS ON ONES LIFE.
LONELINESS
Idle victims are mostly lonely as no one wants to be identified with a person who had nothing to offer nor add any value to ones life. It brings about loneliness and loneliness is very dangerous to ones health which when not addressed leads to diverse health challenges such as high blood pressure, decrease in the immune system, aging, dull appearance and lots more. The effect of loneliness on its victim is not immediate and can't be easily seen. It can't be diagnosed medically and as such difficult to treat.
LAZINESS:
Sedentary lifestyle is a sickness in its own. We humans are created to work and move around not staying and doing nothing. Years ago, people engage in activities such as farming, fishing, hunting and so many of them. Those were the days of manual labour which was so beneficial to people's health but recently, technology has taken over most jobs thereby making several individuals lazy. Laziness as one of the effect of idleness has a bad effect on its victim. If not put to check, may lead to mental stagnation, intellectual degradation,low moral integrity loss of jobs and many more.
RETARDNESS OF PROGRESS
An idle man finds it very difficult to be successful in life because success can only be achieved through hard work. Hard work goes with good success. Sitting and doing nothing does not put food on anyone s table neither will it enable it victim to meet up with certain financial obligations. The inability to generate income will definitely lead to absolute poverty, thereby causing mental stress, worries, anxiousness and ever dependable.
EXCESSIVE WATCHING OF TELEVISION
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Technology brought about the use of television which is not a bad idea. Making it your companion becomes the problem.
This could be dangerous to the human health. It can be harmful to the brain and eyes as well. Let's not forget that time is money, so consuming excessive time on television is a complete waste of time and Wil subject its victim to abject poverty.
DEPRESSION.
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Idleness is the mother of depression. Show me an idle fellow and I will show you one filled with sadness, lack of interest in activities and lack of hope for the future. A depressed person finds it easy to develop bad characters such as stealing, cheating, killings and drug abuse and this is because there hope in life is shattered. Most youths in our time are idle and this has developed into depression, which leads to their engagement in some negative vices. Recently, commiting suicide has become rampart and this occurs when there is lack of hope for the future and lack of joy around it's victim. Depression as an effect to idleness can lead to death because a depressed fellow sees nothing good nor worth living for.
In conclusion, the rate of idleness in our society is alarming. Its effects on individual lives and the society at large is disturbing. In order to prevent this evil practice, people she get engaged in one activity or the other especially out door activities which will enable them to work, make friends and move around. This will stop the bad effect of idleness and will put smiles on the faces of many.