Modern people value efficiency above all else.
They strive to achieve the best results within limited time frames.
Consequently, they live moment by moment in a relentless pursuit of speed and competitive achievement.
This relentless focus on speed and competition takes a heavy toll, leaving many physically drained and mentally overwhelmed.
In their effort to fill every moment with activity, what modern individuals lack most is meditation.
Just as food must be digested and released for our bodies to function, our minds also need moments of release.
After intense exercise, the body needs rest and steady breathing to recover.
In the same way, our minds require pauses to recharge.
Meditation provides this essential emptiness.
However, meditation feels difficult for many because we are used to fast thinking and constant rationality.
Meditation is not about doing more or thinking faster.
It is about letting go and slowing down.
It is about taking deliberate, unhurried breaths instead of rushing forward.
We need to rethink what efficiency means in today’s world.
Perhaps, in an age of too much speed and productivity, true efficiency lies in slowing down and embracing moments of emptiness.