“The great tragedy of speed as an answer to the complexities and responsibilities of existence is that very soon we cannot recognize anything or anyone who is not traveling at the same velocity as we are. We see only those moving in the same whirling orbit and only those moving with the same urgency. Soon we begin to suffer a form of amnesia, caused by the blurred vision of velocity itself, where those things germane to our humanity are dropped from our minds one by one. … On the personal side, as slaves to speed, we start to lose sight of family members, especially children, or those who are ill or infirm, who are not flying through the world as quickly and determinedly as we are.” – David Whyte, Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity
This is one of my favorites! If we want to have meaningful relationships, we must learn to live within time as God intended. One of the places we can look to for an example is to a young child. Young children live completely, totally in the present moment. They experience time fully. Due to their approach to time, young children live in a world full of wonder and excitement. Oh, that we could free ourselves of the constraints of time and experience the present moment fully and completely.
Of course, this statement convicts us. Who are we unable to connect with due to the difference in our relative velocities?
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