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From a punishing void to a chance to observe: how we can learn to wait in life | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship

In a world of impatience, to live slowly is an act of quiet rebellion – a refusal to see time as a thiefThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workWaiting is an inevitable part of life. From the slow shuffle at the supermarket checkout to the more profound waiting between a medical test and its result, wait we must. Yet in a society hellbent on speed and efficiency waiting has become the enemy.Historically, the act of waiting had spiritual meaning: waiting for the Messiah or the second coming, waiting for sacred rain, or the return of the Sun God. But in today’s world, where time is money and productivity is a virtue, we’ve developed a pervasive impatience. Continue reading...


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