Leisure, according to Josef Pieper
“Man seems to mistrust everything that is effortless; he can only enjoy, with a good conscience, what he has acquired with toil and trouble; he refuses to have anything as a gift.”
“Man seems to mistrust everything that is effortless; he can only enjoy, with a good conscience, what he has acquired with toil and trouble; he refuses to have anything as a gift.”
It may seem odd at first, but the life of Leonardo da Vinci provides some interesting insights on the nature of learning.