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When did it all begin, this urge to do it now, to get it over with, to skim the surface of life? Why are we in such a hurry to save time? And what are we going to do with all the time we save besides, of course, rushing out to save more time? The sad truth is that we don't know how to use the time we save, because all we're good at is saving time... not spending time.
這種操之過急、急于求成、不求甚解的態度是從什么時候開始的？我們這樣匆匆忙忙節省時間到底是為了什么？在省出更多時間的同時，我們又要怎樣利用節省下的時間？令人感到悲哀的是：我們不知道怎樣利用節省下來的時間，因為我們只擅長節省時間……卻不擅長利用時間。
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying we should go back to growing our own vegetables or making our own clothes. I'm not even advocating a mass movement to cut all our credit cards into little pieces. But I am saying that all of us need to think more seriously about putting the brakes on our "we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it-now" lifestyle before we speed completely out of control. Let's take the time to read every word of that story, hear every note of that music, and enjoy every subtle change of that countryside. Let's rediscover life in the slow lane.
請不要誤解我的意思。我并不是說我們應該回到過去那種自耕自織、自給自足的年代，我也不提倡剪碎所有的信用卡這樣的大規模運動。我要說的是，在我們的速度完全失控前，我們有必要更認真地考慮對這種“我們都想要，并且馬上要”的生活方式猛踩剎車。讓我們逐字逐句地閱讀一個故事，細細品味一首樂曲的每一處音符，慢慢領略鄉村的每一處細微變化。讓我們在“慢車道”上，重新尋找生活的樂趣吧！
