In Praise of Restlessness

There’s nothing wrong with restlessness. The problem is only that when we feel it we’re encouraged by the powers of commerce and advertising to go towards physical solutions. We feel restless so we go somewhere, we buy something, or we take up an occupation.

Yet restlessness is, almost by definition, about the desire to attain rest. It is a spiritual longing to be released from wanting. So – why do we feed it with exactly the wrong things?