Doing Nothing

Unfortunately, this assignment was lacking in a difficulty or a shock factor for me because I occasionally "do nothing" anyway. What was nice though, was that this familiarity meant I could focus more on what was going on and less on keeping myself in that state of detachment. I chose to do nothing for this assignment in a church and picked a portion of the liturgy with very little movement. I rarely attend church, but I noticed nothing particularly strange, only some sociological things that work to create the general atmosphere. For example the leadership role of the clergy was notable to me, but it wasn't the kind of authority where if he asked someone to eltrocute a stranger, they would. It was more of a personal leadership role which may be a microsociological factor, but was still noticeable. The other thing was that half the people seemed unenthused while the other half was happy to be there, but neither side seemed upset. Both halves felt at ease and I suppose the cultural status of a church as a place of safety and forgiveness helped each person feel safe and comfortable with themselves. With all the hub-bub, I wasn't able to do nothing for long though, but I feel these observations are proof that I actually am learning something in class that I can apply to the outside world which was refreshing. So yeah, that was that.