People in the Colombian capital, Bogota, have been able to be lazy
over the past week, and not feel guilty.
An event organised by the Museum of Bogota had sofas, televisions,
hammocks and beds - anything associated with the avoidance of work.

The idea was to get people during the holiday season to think about
laziness and its opposite, extreme work, and perhaps reach some
balanced conclusion.

Visitors had to be a bit active to see the show though as it closed
on Sunday.

'Social issues'

The exhibition, sponsored by the city government, attracted a lot of
visitors perhaps keen to escape Bogota's traffic, the fast pace of
life or the pressures of work.

Marcela Arrieta, the museum curator, told Associated Press news
agency: "We always think about laziness as an enemy of work.

"So we wanted to explore that and make people think about the social
issues implied in taking a nap, in being jobless or in feeling that
maybe we are wasting time - so we want to ask ourselves about that."


Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/7173527.stm

Published: 2008/01/07 16:03:23 GMT