We were given a homework assignment in sociology to do absolutely nothing. I decided to go to the mall to do this. As I stood there trying to do the assignment I found it very hard. New and random things were popping in to my head as everyone around me was in motion. I personally had a really hard time clearing my mind of all thoughts. After completing the task I reflected back thinking about all those around me. Everyone was constantly moving and trying to keep busy. We are so focused on always getting something done; that we have a hard time knowing how not to do something. A value we have is having a purpose. We consistently are doing stuff even without thinking about it because even the idea of doing nothing is odd for us. In our society and world doing nothing is seen as a negative, but depending on your view it could easily be just a way of relaxation or meditation and clearing our own minds. It was really interesting to watch people's reactions to me not doing anything. Everyone was giving me weird looks and trying to figure out what it was that I was doing. In class we talked about an experience of a student where they were approached by a police officer. I thought it was very interesting that he asked him to keep moving because doing nothing is not really accepted in our society. We discussed that if you are resting or if you are waiting for someone and stranding around it is okay then to stand; just as long as your doing something. Our society does not really know or accept the concept of doing nothing.
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