Both ideas are surely
erroneous. I know that too much work, and work under certain
conditions, cannot be regarded as a good in itself. Precisely the
same is true of recreation. Neither, then, is to be valued or
condemned because of the kind of activities involved or vibrations
induced, but always and solely with reference to the state of
balance or harmony represented in the field of the personal self.
The limit of permitted work should be determined by that question
alone; work should always be offset, so to speak, by recreation.
The limit of recreation permitted should be determined by the same
question. It should always be offset by work. In other words, the
value of either work or play consists in change of activities
restoring balance in the personal field.
But work and recreation are not essentially different in their
true nature. In both cases we have activities and vibrations. In
all cases some portion of the body is involved. In all cases some
features of the mind are active. Action in either case is called
work or recreation according to the idea entertained regarding it.
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