Inertia

Inerntia: in·er·tia
Pronunciation:
\i-ˈnər-shə, -shē-ə\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Latin, lack of skill, from inert-, iners
Date:
1713
1 a: a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force b: an analogous property of other physical quantities (as electricity)2: indisposition to motion, exertion, or change :

as defined by Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Or, as I learned in junior-high physics ("Physical Science"), laziness of motion.

An object in space would remain put unless exerted by an external force, upon which it continues to move in that direction or manner. The reason there is no complete inertia on earth is due to other factors that influence objects' movements, i.e. friciton, gravity, etc.

I'm no science buff, so I can hardly say the above paragraph is completely accurate, but I would like to use it as a tangent point to lead into my entry. I do rather believe that the same rule of inertia applies to our behavior and activity, not only in the physical aspect, but also in mental, emotional, and spiritual realms.

Simply put, I find myself sitting on my posterior all day long unless I exert some external force upon the idle mentality of my status. Of course, the "external" force is actually internal because the mental process happens within my psychic perimeter. However, its externality does have its validity in that the effort to shift my inertial state of being derives from a source beyond the indolence pervading my system. Indeed, the effort itself is something new to the body in rest and it is that very unfamiliarity that stimulates change, like a catalyst in a test tube. Hence it is that much more difficult to instigate action among indolence, for the energy to fuel the effort is absent from the state of being.

IOT, it's darn hard to get off my arse once I sit on it.

Hrm, I did write an entry about the importance of succint writing, and I seemed to have defied it by the above two paragraphs. Or! Have I rejustified myself through the latter paragaph? Sigh, I think all I did was prove that I am simply overexerting myself to use every vocabulary word and expression I can conjure up, because I feel that much more braindead nowadays. I suppose the appropriate solution to this predicament would be to expose myself to good writing, but all I've been doing, as I hinted above, is sitting on my arse, staring blankly into the computer monitor.

And here I've done it again with my grandiloquent verbosity. <- Even this sentence itself is quite ridiculous.

Ok, so here is a relatively succint summary of my points:
1. Once ya sit on your ass, you're stuck.
2. It takes extra energy to move yer ass in that case, obviously enough.
3. So try not to sit on yer ass.
4. If you do, get off it, cuz:
5. Once you do, inertia is still in effect and:
6. It'll be easier for you to maintain your momentum unless:
7. You sit on yer ass again.

Although I am certain that I am well capable of arranging the above ideas in much more eloquent manner, the inertial state of my brain sits brick-heavy like stale mashed potatoes.

I suppose I can elaborate on point 4-7, because 1-3 is covered well enough in the preceding paragraphs.

So here we go: the second part of inertia is that once objects are in motion, it remains so unless affected by an external force (the reason it doesn't happen this way on earth is because of friction, etc, as I mentioned before). Likewise, once we manage to drive ourselves toward a certain goal or activity, there's no stopping us unless we run into other obstacles. Sounds obvious enough, but I think we often forget the fact that we have the inner force, the inertia of motion, that provides the innate source of drive. The very same principle that kept us on our asses can also help us keep running. And once we hit the highway, it's that much easier to stay on the path. Of course, external forces and obstacles may keep us, but remember that it's easier to keep going once we're in motion. Exert that extra little force to keep yourself on the road and cross the finish line.

That being said, I'm gonna exert myself to go to bed and hold stilll in laziness of sleepy motion until the sun pokes me awake for another day.