Wisdom of Eusabio

I have reached the end of my novel Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather.

Eusabio the wise old Navaho and friend says to the Bishop “Men travel faster now, but I do not know if they go to better things.” If there was doubt in 1880 about whether technological progress would improve men, surely, now we can have no doubt. Are men worse for their technology? His arms are longer and his feet are faster for both good and evil. He is, perhaps, handicapped by his speed as his conscience must work faster or grow numb in the blur.

For being faster he still has only 24 hours. What does he do with the time he “gained” by being faster. All too often that time is squandered. For example: if I walk into town(20min) instead of driving(6min) I think about and commune with God and creation as I walk. I nod a “Howdy” to my neighbors and I save an ounce or two of gasoline. I am happier for the stretch of my legs but I have irretrievably lost 14 min. My heart aches to think of what I might have done with those precious 14 min. I might have surfed the web or read a tabloid or even composed a new post for my blog.

 Anyone want my paperback?