…..is lying supine while thinking–Just thinking…..pondering…..contemplating…..assessing…..nothing else!!–an innate waste of time? Must one be physically or intellectually active to justify one’s earthly existence and in the process avoid scorn? I don’t know for sure, but I suppose not. Genius and orthodoxy are not compatible. All novel, groundbreaking ideas irrefutably originate in the mind first, not when one is feverishly washing the car or shopping for groceries or punching a time-clock while struggling to earn a regular weekly paycheck. Unimpeded thinking is the seed of inspiration. Do you REALLY think scientist extraordinaire Stephen Hawking would have realized his full genius if he had been physically whole, and thus fully capable of pursuing any number of bodily endeavors? Of course not!!! Like it or not, Hawking had all that free time on his hands to just think and conjecture, and the extraordinary profundities that came gushing out of his brain as a result were downright astonishing. Thinking while doing nothing else has acquired a bad reputation for perpetuity, and is commonly derided as a sanctuary for the slackards and bohemians of the world. Yet it is undeserving of this putrid reputation. Actions are a crucial part of any real life equation, certainly, but non-stop actions sans a reasonable amount of forethought are intrinsically foolish and emblematic of beautiful time wasted…..
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