The art of doing nothing’s hard to learn
To sit and daydream till we get new thoughts
It’s immoral, say the Puritans reformed
Harder to accept the need to mourn
So many ancient losses strip our hearts.
The art of doing nothing’s hard to learn
The feelings that seemed hardest to be borne
We could have looked for maps or sought out charts
It’s immoral to seek help so we’ve been told
Here we weep when our skinned hearts are torn
We fear we may have forfeited love’s balm
The art of doing nothing’s hard to learn
We only know our self when love is born
In another’s eyes we find our calm
Reject the harshness of old Luther’s forms
Fear not death, for there are strong wide arms
God is not a monster who wills harm
The art of doing nothing will prepare
For when we meet one day his welcome stare
How my heart sings 
It is one of the hardest things I had to learn and I still don’t know if I know it.
Yes,I find it hard.Having taught maths for years,I only felt I’ve done something when I wrote lecture notes.But we are more creative when we slow down… like Archimedes in the bath!
Exactly! My research also progressed the most when I learnt how to do nothing a little bit. It is very important.
Because ideas come from deep down but we don’t notice them when we are busy.We need to find a balance
Good point!