Are we really so busy?

One of the many responses that we get from so many of our friends is that they're "so busy" when being asked how they are. Almost as if though it is a good thing to be busy. And it becomes such a standard answer to hinting the other person to buzz off. Sure! It's good to be always on the go. It's a sure sign of our life moving forward. Or is it? What do you think? Is being busy really a sign of our life moving forward?

I remebmer there were times not too long ago, that I was so busy from the moment that I wake up until I close my eyes to sleep. Only to wake up agian to the same booked schedule. This happens mostly when we're working based on a deadline. This is good "busy." There's a direction, there's action, and there's a tangible result. But are we sometimes just "busy" for no reason other than being occupied?

Psalm 90:12 says: 'Teach us to number our days aright, so that we may gain a heart of wisdom." I think after all is said and done, we ultimately have to look at how we spend our time here on earth. Sometimes being busy blinds us from looking further into more in life, and then we realized that life has passed us by some 10 years ago. We grew old, but our life might have stayed still. It takes no effort to grow old but it does take much effort to grow up. I hope that life doesn't just pass for us. We don't have too many 10 years in our life.

... just some random thoughts in the middle of the night...