VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Dinah|DATE|1377555769|CONTENT|It was slightly ironic that the Dr Dr Prof having extolled the value of rest and a day off, then came all the way to London on a Bank Holiday to deliver a previously-written address to the nation, a classic case of ‘do as I say, not as I do.’  As far as I can remember (this morning was a long time ago) he did not actually define what he meant by ‘work’ though he seemed to imply that in order to qualify as work, a task or action has to involve some economic gain.  I would define work as anything which results in some kind of tangible end product or benefit – a clean floor, a pile of pressed clothes, a completed crossword, written notes, a diary entry, a plan of action.  A ‘leisure’ activity may involve just as much effort and thought as paid employment, the only difference being that the former is less likely to involve any formal payment.  ‘Leisure’ does not necessarily mean doing nothing, and the boundaries between work and leisure are often blurred – think of voluntary work, evening classes, selling things on E-bay in one’s spare time, and caring for family members.

Many people who work full-time spend their bank holidays working in the home, catching up on paperwork, gardening and doing all the jobs they do not usually have time for, in the certain knowledge that the roads will be full of those stuck in traffic-jams ‘enjoying’ their leisure.|IP-ADDRESS|79.71.113.177|MODERATIONFLAG|