Reprinted from The Christian Science Monitor: What's the hurry?

Katherine Stephen

For many, hurry, rush, and more rush define the way things happen in the 21st century. Time often seems to be the dominant factor—if not the essence—of lots of transactions and events.

In all this rush, we sometimes lose track of what our goal is, where we’re ultimately heading, and why. This quandary was summed up in the final image of the film Up in the Air, when the super efficient businessman, Ryan Bingham, stood before a massive airport flight information board with the quizzical expression of a man who realizes his life in the fast lane has brought him to an uncomfortable emotional place.

Is there an alternative to such side effects of the perpetual hurry of our modern world? Isn’t it necessary to rush to keep from being left behind?

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