“Spirituality, in order to develop, needs time for contemplation, just as a young plant needs water. But busyness has become one of the great badges of pride in our consumer culture. ‘Empty’ time must be filled by getting, spending, and connecting. This emphasis on doing, rather than being, has created addictive patterns of behaviour across the population. Mobile phones are a case in point. Surveys should that people become anxious to the point of incapacity if they cannot access their phone. For the sake of our spiritual lives, we must strive to resist these pressures.”
John Naish, Unitarian journalist and author, quoted in Fragments of Holiness for Daily Reflection
Chorlton Unitarians 