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Get Moving.

Warm sunshine is and will never be an excuse to laze around doing nothing. One can always find something to do if one really wants to. Take me for example why am I sitting here before this computer screen writing this?  What ever it turns out to be. I have a comfortable bed, easy chairs and a sofa all at my disposal. Why am I not taking it easy many others are and it does not seem to bother anyone?

Why do you smile are you one of those that will always find an excuse not to do anything, are you one of those that prefer the comforts of home and can sit beside piles of work without having a guilty conscience? Do you get the wife at it making cups of tea and the odd snack? Is your way of life so deeply ingrained that you and work have become complete strangers. Do you sometimes have twinges of remorse that you have become such a lazy git? Shame on you what kind of example are you setting your Children? Will they grow up in Dad’s footsteps? Or will they be the opposite good hard working adults ready to take many of Mothers burdens from off her shoulders.

What did I hear your wife saying to one of her friends, I would have left him years ago but as long as he brings the money home to give the kids a good start in life I will put up with his lazy ways. Her mate told her to give him his marching orders, she has put up with his laziness long enough, much too long. His reaction on hearing what was being said about him was to laugh and turn over on the couch. Still laughing he said that he worked hard when he was at work, at home he expected his comforts, after all he brought the money home to keep his wife and kids in food and clothes and all of the other little comforts that other families did not have or better, could not afford.

One day he arrived home early, much too early. His wife asked if there was anything wrong why was he not at work. Then it all came out the firm had gone bankrupt. His wife told him to go and drown his sorrows in the local pub. Off he went only to willing to get away from his wife. A couple of hours later he came home to an empty house. His wife and children had left him. He had such a reputation that everywhere he went looking for work it was always, a sorry no work here we are having to put people off. Dole money was not enough to lie about on. He had to mend his ways and fast at that. Now he carries Newspapers around from house to house. Other jobs such as digging the odd garden, washing other peoples cars he did all he could to earn money.

His wife was kept informed by her friend who gave report after report on how he was living and what work he was doing, Later the pair got back together. Both children have good positions in a large factory working on the executive side.

The Family is reunited now the children are soon to be married. The man helps his wife with most of the work, it is he that now makes he odd snacks and the cups of tea or coffee. He is often seen cleaning the windows and every one talks about what a change has come over him. Gone the lazy no good git a responsible Husband and Father had come to light under that cover of laziness. Bern