Indolence does exist among the Filipinos, but it cannot be attributed to the troubles and

backwardness of the country; rather it is the effect of the backwardness and troubles
experienced by the country. 

The hot climate, he points out, is a reasonable predisposition for indolence. Filipinos cannot
be compared to Europeans, who live in cold countries and who must exert much more effort
at work. An hour's work under the Philippine sun, he says, is equivalent to a day's work in
temperate regions.