Leisure time

Lately I have been thinking about leisure. The concept of 'leisure time' didn't come about until the industrial revolution, when factoy workers did long shifts and were only given one day off a week to spend doing what they wanted to do. Somewhere along the line this turned into two days, and now most of us have evenings and weekends to spend doing whatever we see fit. But what do we choose to do with this time? I like to spend my free time trying to find ways where I can forget about whatever it is that I am am worrying about at that particular time, in that way it isn't really free time at all, because the worry is always in the back of my mind. There are two types of leisure - 'active leisure' like sports, and 'passive leisure' like reading and other more relaxing pastimes. That word 'pastimes' is quite interesting aswell, meaning something to pass the time, it makes whatever activity you do that fits under this term seem less important, and more like a space filler until your real work comes along. Some images of what is commonly thought of as leisurely activites...