There is a quiet but persistent lie shaping modern life: that more efficiency would eventually lead to more rest. Yet the opposite has happened. The pace has increased, the noise has multiplied, and the soul has become fragmented under the weight of constant connection and expectation. What was meant to free us has instead formed us into people who are perpetually tired, distracted, and internally restless. The deeper issue is not simply external busyness, but an internal condition—an inability to be still.
