Is Boredom Such A Problem?
Boredom may not be that boring
There is an old saying that goes something like this:
“Only boring people get bored.”
I have heard this recited on numerous occasions when someone has expressed feelings of boredom.
But is it true?
While it may seem obvious, this sentiment is not set in stone. There are many times I have been bored, yet I would not describe myself as boring. This also applies to people I know who have expressed similar sentiments to mine.
In this day and age, it is a sin to be bored. How can one be bored when there is so much to do, so much entertainment at our fingerprints?
We associate boredom with images of lazy people, wasters playing video games in their bedrooms because they have nothing better to do.
Yet, I don’t think this analogy is true. They are doing what they enjoy, there is no harm in this. If they are doing something they enjoy, it’s hard to say they are bored at all!
Modern life has turned the idea of boredom into something unpalatable. Yet, boredom is one of the most interesting states you can be in.
It is the last vestige of a free mind and one we shouldn’t decry simply because we deem it to be an…
