MY NAME IS KOFI, AND I AM AN INERTIAHOLIC



I do nothing.


Kofi Annan: Hello, I am Kofi, and I am an inertiaholic.

IA Group: Hello Kofi!

Annan: I have been an inertiaholic for most of my adult life. Even as a child, I liked to sit and drone on and on about things that I read about in my books. However, I didn't read that many books because of the demon inertia.

IA: Ohhhhh.

Annan: And so I would make up things and talk a lot but say nothing. It became my favorite activity, when I could muster the energy. It has been this way all of my life. I became secretary general at the UN because I had lots of inertia. It was an ideal place for me to do nothing and talk a lot. I can do that for hours. And hours. And hours. And hours.

IA: Uhhhhhhhhhh.

Annan: It has completely taken over my life, this passionate craving for doing nothing. That is, when I overcome the inertia to have the passion to do nothing. I just like to sit and drone on and on.

IA Member: Kofi, Do y...

Annan: And I go on doing nothing and pretending that everything is alright. And when I can overcome the inertia long enough, I muster the strength to continue droning on and on and on until I don't have any more energy to drone on and on, and that's when I start droning on and on and on.

IA Member: Sir, I...

Annan: But compared to the others at the UN, I actually do nothing with much more vigor. There are many people there who are inertiaholics but don't even realize it. How can they overcome inertia if they can't overcome the inertia to realize that they are inertiaholics. So they continue living the life of inertiaholics. They do nothing.

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IA Member: Would...

Annan: Not that that's a bad thing, doing nothing. It's just bad when you c...

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IA Member: Thank you Kofi for that testimony. Our next ...

Annan: an't stop doing nothing for no apparent reason. But many of us like to discuss it for very long periods ...

IA Member: YES, THANK You Kofi...