Sunday, October 03, 2004

Why rush for service?

Rushing for service is also greed. It is the desire to do, more than the desire to be.
Rushing in any manner, of any form indicates superficiality, a lack of depth.

It means that there is a vacuum within. An emptiness that is sought to be hidden beneath the rush of actions. It means there is insecurity, a lack of courage to face the truth and also a lack of self-esteem. It is in a sense, poverty.

Rapid action may be good. It would be silly to classify other people's behaviour also as rushing or not. But it is easy to understand the self.

Silence and solitude are critically needed. Truly, 8 hours per day are necessary for self-reflection and self-expression in a deep sense of the word.

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