Should We Be Doing Something?

Two Elephants were enjoying their day sitting by a lake underneath a cabana.

They were having a really good day.

“Well, I’m having a great day,” the first Elephant said to the second Elephant.

“Yeah, me too,” the second Elephant replied, “What a great day it is.”

The two elephants then went back to relaxing and enjoying a warm, pleasant day. There was a slight breeze and the air smelled sweet. They each even had a nice cocktail to sip on.

“Should we be doing anything?” The first Elephant asked the second Elephant.

“No, I don’t think so I’m just enjoying doing nothing here for a bit.” The second Elephant replied.

“Okay, cool,” the first Elephant responded.

The Elephants were hard workers in general. They certainly put their fair share into making sure the world around them was able to continue forward with no stops or hiccups. They rarely rested which made today feel so odd.

“You don’t feel weird,” the first Elephant once again asked the second, “Just sitting here doing nothing?”

The second Elephant bristled at this suggestion. The first Elephant continued,

“I mean, doesn’t it feel wrong to be doing absolutely nothing whereas if we did something then we could at least say we did something at the end of the day?”

“No I don’t feel weird, or wrong,” the second Elephant replied forcefully, “In fact, if I could, I would only ever do just enough work so that I could maximize the amount of time I do nothing but enjoy whatever it means to be alive on earth.”

Now the first Elephant felt silly for even asking. But he quickly slipped back into relaxing on a beautiful day. For years he’d look back on that wonderful day fondly, as a reminder, whenever he found himself buried in work.