March 21, 2013?!?!?!?

[zenmaster]

Non-action (waiting) seems like a form of action, that is basically empty, but could give off an illusion of actually 'creating'/doing something.

Yes, the psychological dynamics will continue, despite the lack of participation by the waiter. This emptiness or void is destined to be filled in some manner, because it must become a vacuum of expectation. The mind "knows" something belongs there, after all. And so it unconsciously starts looking for something matching what little has been made conscious on the subject. Problem is that because there was little or no personal investment in learning about the nature of "that which is now missing, yet expected to save", then what is adopted as being acceptable for filling the void must also lack discernment, creativity, investment - and we all must and will suffer the social consequences.