Idleness.

Okay I forgot to include my busy schedule in my last article, I just wasn't able to come online during weekends and that was due to my part-time weekend classes.

There's a word I know of, its name is "idleness," it simply means not being busy, it could come in different sequences:

• Lack of jobs.

• Having lots of time yet using it to do unprofitable things...and so much more.

There's a saying I'm sure we all know of, it says and I quote:

"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."

When one's mind is idle, the heart entertains different types of things or strange thoughts.

• You'll think more of your problems.

• You'll think more of drinking and smoking to forget those problems that invades your mind.

• You tend to have more sexual needs when you're idle...

When I was still in the game of "teaching," there was this lady who joined us.

There was a reason why she came to teach with us, I remember her vividly narrating her ordeal to me.

This lady had encountered alot of troubles in life, she lost her husband to cancer; even after spending her life savings on him; thinking he'll survive. Unfortunately, her husband never survived it. She lost her beloved husband and was left to fend for their only child.

What am I driving at?

Now, this lady came to teach in the school I taught in; back then, not because of anything else but for her to get back her sanity.

Idleness made this lady think alot, it left her with suicidal thoughts.

She wanted to get rid of these hurtful thoughts that invaded her mind whenever she was left alone and idle, so she decided to get busy with work; that way, taking her mind off the burdens she felt.

Idleness would make you think alot.

A person who has a very busy and tight schedule won't think so much about an heartbreak.

I've been there before, i was dating a guy back then, we broke up and after the breakup, I realized:

• I didn't think too much about him when I was busy with work.

• I didn't think too much about him when I was busy; gisting away with friends.

• I didn't think too much about him when I was seeing a movie or doing other things.

• My mind easily drifted the moment I laughed with kids.

• I only thought so much about him whenever I was less busy or idle.

• It even got to a point that I started forcing myself to remember those memories, all because I wanted to play being "sad."

Work, and being around kids helped me move on so fast.

Do something productive with that little time, don't spend it sleeping and playing away.

There's something i keep telling myself.

I find myself telling myself this; anytime I want to motivate myself to keep pushing. I was so happy when I saw on someone's WhatsApp status; a rare picture that kind of summarized the words in my head:

"Whenever I see Low reactions to my poems on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts."

"Whenever I see Low views on the videos I post on YouTube."

"Whenever no one comments or replies to my status on WhatsApp..."

There's something I always tell myself:

If you allow frustration lead you into giving up, what would you gain?

After asking myself the aforementioned question, I'll then say this to myself:

It's better to continue posting and building up yourself than not doing it at all.

• With continuity and consistency, you can one day spark up the interest of others.

• With continuity and consistency, you'll keep growing, correcting your mistakes, improving...and who knows, one day, you can be called upon.

When preparedness meets connection, success is inevitable.

So with all these; I tell myself this:

It's better to continue, than stopping it to become idle.

In the above picture, we can boldly see:

Doing nothing at all.

Vs

Making small consistent efforts.

Doing nothing at all; within a year portrayed the same result.

But you see ehn, those little consistent efforts; within a year gave us a completely different and better result.

Continue with what you're doing, it's better to keep at it, than choosing to leave it and become an idle man who does nothing but:

• Sleep.

• Eat.

• Watch movies.

• Chat with friends.

• And on and on he/she continues.

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