DO YOU HAVE HURRY SICKNESS?

DO YOU HAVE HURRY SICKNESS?

Today I read something hilarious but true, written by John Ortberg in his book, “The Life You’ve Always Wanted.”  He highlighted our human disposition to hurry up in practically every situation.  Speak to us, Mr. Ortberg…:

“If we have hurry sickness we’re haunted by the fear that there are not enough hours in the day to do what needs to be done.  We read faster, talk faster, and when listening, even nod faster to encourage the talker to accelerate.  We find ourselves chafing whenever we have to wait.  At a traffic light, if there are two lanes and each contains one car, we will find ourselves guessing – based on the year, make and model of each car – which one will pull away faster.  At the supermarket, if we have a choice between two check-out lanes, we find ourselves counting how many people are in each line and multiplying that number by the number of items in their shopping carts.  If you have a really bad case of hurry sickness, even after you commit to a check-out line you keep track of the person who would have been you in the other line. If you get through and the other person who would have been you is still waiting, you feel elated.  ‘Ha…I won!’ But if the alter-you is walking out of the store and you’re still in line, you feel really frustrated and depressed. If you can relate to any of those symptoms, you have a fairly bad case of hurry sickness!”

My friends, it's something to think about, right?  Let’s learn to slow down…

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!