Inactive rest

There are many types of rest. There is no common view on the question how a person should spend his/her free time. Both scientists and ordinary people still argue about the way people should spend their rest. Some of them say that the most important thing is to spend free time actively. They claim that rest should imply the change of activities. For example, if you work physically, you are recommended to read a book or watch TV, if your job consists in brainwork, then you'd better do exercises on coming home. The critics of these ideas say that a person being exhausted after hard working day shouldn't be involved in another activity. They say that a tired person needs relaxation and nothing more. I think that both points of view are right. Everything depends on a person and situation. For example, if you come home and you are not tired, you can do something to switch over to pastime. However, people rarely come home full of power. In the majority of cases they come home exhausted and unable to do something. In these cases inactive rest is needed. If you are really very tired, you'd better come home and do nothing. No reading, no watching TV, just lying on your sofa and looking at the ceiling. This type of rest is also very important, it can be practiced in case a person is exhausted both physically and mentally. That is why never condemn people for primitive rest. Try to understand them. They don't have power for any kinds of activities. They need inactive rest to restore their powers. Otherwise, they can be led to serious health disturbances and nervous breakdowns.