Quick (May 13)

It seems to be a general trend that people in this world like to get things done quickly with the rare exception of taking breaks or vacations. We are drawn to sports where the quick excel or at least those that can make something happen quickly excel. When driving we want to get from point A to point B as fast as we can, even to the point of disregarding the limits placed upon us by the law. While there is some relation to speed and quickness it is not necessarily the same thing. Quickness though is the sudden burst of speed over a small period of time where speed is a prolonged occasion of quickness. The Cheetah is said to be one of the fastest animals on the planet but it is merely one of the quickest as they cannot prolong their speed over time. While there is no real detriment to quickness in the world, one should ask themselves if it is really the best way to go. The Cheetah does not always catch the food that it hunts. The moments mentioned earlier where we as a world seem to slow down and not retain the quickness are the moments that we treasure and look fondly back upon. Perhaps we do not wish to look fondly back at certain things and that is why we strive for quickness or perhaps we simply haven't seen the value in doing things well without the quickness. Unfortunately in a world that loves to be quick changing away from anything that currently works on quickness is nearly impossible.