How about, 'The story demonstrates that doing nothing can be detrimental'?
Some more context would be helpful :)
I know I should do my own homework :) but can anyone help me reword the following claim? The story shows how doing nothing can be harmful.
The story showed that doing nothing can be detrimental to....
You dont want to be like otis sleeping on a jail mattress do u
Dear Nina,
If I were trying to impress an instructor, I might come up with something like this:
"The story illustrates how inaction can be detrimental."