The philosophy of laziness… the art of energy management! – Arab Journalism

Many friends blame me for my irregular writing style recently and my frequent absences in the past 18 years, which is not in line with my habits.
The fact is that I have no convincing reasons to face these accusations, except (laziness), which most people consider as a defect, while I see it from the perspective of the famous Arabic novelist Albert Kossery as “a special philosophy and an advanced art for managing the body’s energies”!
Since this philosophy is a mysterious one to most people, let me tell you here the story of Albert Cosseri, who was born about 112 years ago and was known as the “lazy philosopher” of his time.
In room 58 of the “Le Luzian” hotel in the center of the French capital Paris, “Koussiri” left his homeland “Egypt” to start a new life and spent a long life of about 60 years.
Albert rarely left his small hotel room and was under pressure from literary groups and publishing houses to pay tribute to him and award him France’s highest literary prize.
During the sixty years he spent in his room, he produced only eight novels, which have been translated into more than 15 languages!
This apparent novelist never wakes up during the day. His day starts at sunset and ends at sunrise. He even apologized for receiving a major cultural award because the award was presented at ten in the morning, which was his bedtime!
Interestingly, Albert Casilli’s most famous novel about laziness as a philosophy of life is his famous novel, The Idle Man of the Fertile Valley. One of his most famous quotes is: “How unfortunate it is to wake up every morning to see the shapes that hinder the soul.”
It seems that the laziness of this outstanding novelist is the main reason for his numerous awards. The most famous of these may be the 1965 Writers’ Guild Award, the 1990 French Academy of Francophonie Award, the 1995 Odieberty Award and the 2005 Writers’ Guild Poseidon Award. Also because of his abnormal laziness, he has been awarded many titles, the most famous of which are: “The Lazy Philosopher, the Voltaire of the Nile, the Pioneer of Marginalized Literature, the French Oscar Wilde and the Arabian Buster Keaton.”
In fact, whenever I hear conversations among friends who are interested in “Energy Science”, as described by its opponents, a “pseudoscience” that is very popular among lazy people all over the world, I think of the story of “Albert Casilli”, because he is a living example of the “Law of Attraction”, who walked between the bed and the table in a hotel room for decades, with success and international awards!
On the other hand, laziness is condemned by most faiths and cultures, even considered one of the cardinal sins of Christianity. Modern Catholicism lists it as the “seven deadly sins” or “mortal sins”: “pride, greed, envy, anger, lust, gluttony and sloth.”
I think (personal opinion, not binding on anyone) that the art of handling “laziness” and being careful can be beneficial rather than harmful because it is the art of managing the body’s energy, and this equation applies to many things in life. For example, courage is the “art of managing fear.” Likewise, nobility is nothing more than the “art of managing hatred,” and along these lines, we can measure the extent to which any action we choose will benefit or harm us. As we walk through the maze of this life, we will not feel the pressure of the variables in life.

Hani Daheri
Saudi Okaz Newspaper