"The Desert Fathers (a protest movement in the early church) spoke of busyness as 'moral laziness'... Busyness acts to repress our inner fears and perpetual anxieties, as we scramble to achieve an enviable image to display to others. We become 'outward' people, obsessed with how we appear, rather than 'inward' people, reflecting on the meaning of our lives."
This reminds me of a comment made by Michael D. O'Brien:
"There are burdens, even heavy burdens, that ease the weight of a man's life. And there are burdens that, when they are lifted from a man's life, will crush him."
Wise words indeed.
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