Boys and girls who think they can have a good time by idleness and self-indulgence are only training them-selves to have a miserable time. Eating good food when we are hungry is a pleasure, but one cannot get twice the pleasure by eating twice the food. Rest after labour is sweet but rest instead of labour is only boredom. If you want to enjoy your leisure, you must work during leisure time, but you can choose work which is more closely related to what our ancestors did. All the games at which we pursue a ball, for example, can become substitutes while you try to play well. Men and women who have tired their muscles at their daily work might enjoy indoor games or learn new and rich words through books.
Vocabulary
boredom—the feeling of being bored
Substitutes—replacements
