The pace of modern life, eh? It's reflected in microcosm at Reading station. But among all the rushing and mocha espresso grande lattes, one man is calm. The Bishop of Reading has come, as he puts it, to nurture the 'inner slob'. 'Maybe later?' | "Why not take a bit of time out and see if it makes a difference." | | The Bishop of Reading |
"Just turn the egg-timer over for a few minutes," he urges one passenger. "The only condition is you have to do nothing for three minutes." The reaction is maybe not quite what he was looking for. "Can I do it later?" "It's the gift of time," he tells another, adding: "You look as if you need some time off!" No takers there either - well you can't win them all. Stillness and silence
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The Bishop hopes enough of us will ditch the to-do lists and 24/7 lifestyle, and take three minutes out of a hectic schedule for ourselves. "All the religious traditions of the world recognise the value of stillness and silence," he tells me. "So I'm saying to everybody here in Reading, why not take a bit of time out and see if it makes a difference." Interesting, and it looks as though - hold on, I've got a text. Got to go, sorry about this. It looks like there is no rest for the wicked after all. | 
