GHOSTS OF PROCRASTINATION

The word is not really used even though it does exist in Spanish (procrastinación) and it spreads its tentacles over quite a lot of spheres. The worst piece of daily news on the media nowadays is not just the crisis and unemployment rates, but also corruption and a severe lack of values. I’m not talking about religion but values for cohesion as society and to become better human beings who lead a more harmonious and productive life in community. Not some many decades ago effort, endurance, solidarity, sense of community and so many others were very important. When did they start fading away? Why do younger generations see things from another perspective and behave so differently?

Somehow procrastination has settled down and seems reluctant to move. Important things are not no longer seen as important and I believe I’m not the only one who feels that too many people focus on irrelevant things, actions, thoughts and leave those more important matter for later on or for never. The term procrastination is not really known here and in fact, I dare to say, that it’s the normality, some sort of cultural issue. Just remember Larra’s articles and the “vuelva usted mañana “ (come back tomorrow”).

Sense of duty, pleasure of getting things well done, importance of self-improvement, solidarity, effort, perseverance, patience.... Instead of being too passive, idleness and only enjoying the present and immediate future, forgetting about “building” something for the future or behaving thinking ahead it’d be better to work on something which will bring results sooner or later. Better for each individual and thus, for the society.