Sermon Illustrations: Laziness

A man had retired from work and was asked by a friend if he was enjoying the rest. He replied, “The trouble with doing nothing is that you can never take a day off.”

A man went to his doctor and asked for a certificate for time off work. After examining Him, his doctor said, "Well, I can't find anything wrong with you, except that you're just plain lazy." "Sure, but give me a medical name, because I have to report back to my wife."

Paul Railton of Consett in England, has been accused of being the laziest man in the world. In December of 2009, a cyclist reported him to the authorities because he saw him “walking” his dog. You might be thinking: that’s pretty weird, reporting someone for walking their dog. Is that really against the law in England? The dog was just walking along, and Railton was holding the dog’s leash. The trouble is that Railton was slowly driving his car and holding the leash out the car window! Railton admitted it “was a silly thing to do and there was an element of laziness,” and pled guilty to a charge of “not being in proper control of a vehicle.” He was banned from driving for six months and fined sixty-six pounds.

"How's things?" asked a tourist. "Pretty good," replied the old man who was sitting on a log. "I had to cut down some trees, but a cyclone come along and saved me the trouble." "That’s great." "Yes, and then the lightning set fire to the pile of rubbish and saved me the trouble of burning it." "Wow! So what are you going to do now?" "Oh, nothing much. Just waiting for an earthquake to come along and shake the potatoes out of the ground."