Laziness Does Not Exist

by Devon Price

I wanted them to get comfortable with being less productive than

If you really learn to prioritize your health, it’s likely that you’ll become less productive overall. That’s because you were always doing too much from the outset. Learning to take care of yourself in a holistic way means accepting that you might never be as prolific as you once were, and coming to see that as a good thing.

Like most pets, Dump Truck has never done a “productive” thing in his entire life. All he does is eat, sleep, and destroy the various wooden toys I put in his cage. When I see Dump Truck slumped over asleep in the middle of the day, I don’t feel any disdain over how “lazy” he’s being. I don’t think he needs to earn the right to food, rest, or playtime. I just love him and find him adorable.

worth to me has absolutely nothing to do with his activity level or anything he “contributes” to my household or my life. His worth comes from his being beautifully, imperfectly alive.