Fast trains.
Fast WiFi.
Fast replies when someone you love calls at 2am and you know, before they even speak, that they need you.
So you jump up, clear your throat, and use that fake-awake voice we all know too well.
“No, I am awake.”
You were not … But love has its own speed.
And somewhere along the way, speed stopped being a tool and became a measure of worth.
Now people rush everything.
We rush childhood.
Rush healing.
Rush love.
Rush grief.
Rush success.
We rush people into becoming before they have even met themselves properly.
The world rewards quick answers now. Quick opinions. Quick certainty. And if you hesitate too long, it can feel like everyone else has already moved ahead without you.
But I do not think human beings were built to bloom at the speed of algorithms.
Some things need wandering.
Some things need silence.
Some things need time.
How do you personally resist this belief?
I think I started resisting it the moment I realised exhaustion was being celebrated like a personality trait.
Somewhere between deadlines, responsibilities, and trying to hold everything together, I noticed how easy it is to become efficient at life without actually experiencing it.
So now I try to return to slower things.
I reread paragraphs.
I take long drives without needing a destination.
I let conversations breathe instead of rushing to fill every silence.
And when life becomes loud, I remind myself that not every season needs to look productive to be meaningful.
Some seasons are simply for becoming.
How do you protect younger people from this belief?
I try to remind younger people that there is nothing wrong with taking the scenic route through life.
Not everyone discovers who they are at eighteen.
Twenty five… forty.
Or even fifty.
And that is okay.
I want them to know they are allowed to change their minds. To begin again. To outgrow old dreams. To rest. To be uncertain without feeling left behind.
Because the truth is, some of the most beautiful parts of life arrive slowly … s-l-o-w-l-y.
Like trust.
Like wisdom.
Like becoming someone you genuinely like being alone with.
Fast has its place.
But slow is often where the real story begins.
This line is fantastic and so true.
It's hard to slow down sometimes when it feels like just slowing down means you fall behind.
Thank you @artofkylin!
I hear you on the art of slowing down. In this fast paced age of FOMO, the challenge is how we unlearn the default “go-go-gooooo” setting.
By stopping to take the time to care.
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I love this, @kerrislravenhill. Thank you for caring.
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STOPOut of the many wonderful posts I've read from the LOH community this week, yours happens to be amongst those that have struck a chord that reminds me of past times where life used to be slower. People were rarely rushed into overchieving, making hasty decisions before peak adulthood, and growing past their present capabilities or ages. The world was judgemental about love, timing but never went over the hills as it is now.
I admit I'm a victim of the fast life in terms of productivity and I constantly need a reminder to slow down. I beleive this is the reason continuous writing in shared spaces are encouraged because you never know who you might help with your words. Thank you because I truly needed to read this.
I'm also glad to know you've been reshaping your mindset around the fast life and even living by example. I have no doubt that you will make a good model for the young ones. Cheers!
Ahh you are so welcome, @yechee and thank you for being a catalyst by sharing questions that attract such deep and meaningful reflection!
Your insights on people and our passage through life are captured so truly - a living reminder of how beautifully fleeting life is and how vital it is for us to communicate this.
Have a wonderful day ahead! 💖🙏🏽🎉
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