The defence of laziness

“I didn’t study”

“I don’t really care about my marks”

Statements common and accepted within my high school environment. It was as if a lack of effort completely justifies a failure. Success without hard work was always far more celebrated than a failure with it.

And that makes sense. But what really seemed peculiar was when hard work took away from success. When someone’s achievements are seen less of as a function of how hard they worked.

In our contrary society today, talent and brilliance appear to shine far brighter than toil and work. We must succeed effortlessly and fail carelessly. Every modicum of effort is uncool.

But in reality, the fluke of genius is rare. It is those who toil who get places. Those who qualify their success with their hard study, those who do not make much of appearances, those who’d rather fail working hard than fail working not at all. It is those who really go that extra mile.

N.B. I think it’s time to start writing again.