Sometimes it really upsets me—
the way the clock's hands keep moving,
even when I'm just sitting here
not doing anything at all,
not even thinking about anything
except, right now, about that clock
and how it can't keep its hands still.
Even in the dark I picture it, and all
its brother and sister clocks and watches,
even sundials, all those compulsive timepieces
whose only purpose seems to be
to hurry me out of this world.
— "Clock" by Linda Pastan from Traveling Light
We live with this directive from Ephesians 5:6: “Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.” But it must be informed by this from Psalm 46:10a: “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Is this the formula for peaceful and meaningful productivity?
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