The Busyness Syndrome Published on The Kathmandu Post on November 2, 2006 -by Nabin Rijal Kathmandu , Nepal Today I was busy a couple of hours writing this article. I always want to keep myself busy one way or the other because I believe to "rest is to rust". Someone has said that to keep quarrelling is far better than to stay idle. For many, busyness means the money they can earn, the prestige they can gather and the name they can acquire. Oft-times when I phone my wife on her mobile, either her mobile is switched-off because of her extreme busyness or I get a message from the telecom centre - "all the lines are busy now, please try later". Though I am a little frenzied I take pride on my better half's busyness because she has high prospects of becoming a woman of substance some day. If you just stay at home loitering round all the while, you will be tagged a black sheep, a couch potato or a ne'er-do-well. Except f...