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hurriedness and life
Apr. 9th, 2007 11:21 amWhat would happen if a world renowned violinist using a $3.5 million violin played on a corner in a Washington, DC, subway station during rush hour? Would people notice? How much money would people give him? ( Read more... )
Though I don't agree with everything in the article, its conclusion reminds me of the classic Good Samaritan Study by Darley and Batson. The biggest influence on whether seminary students stopped to help someone who clearly needed it was not whether they had just been reminded of the Good Samaritan parable, or how religious or moral they perceived themselves to be, but how much of a hurry they were in. How much do we all miss in our hurried lives? How different would our culture be without this incessant anxiety?
Though I don't agree with everything in the article, its conclusion reminds me of the classic Good Samaritan Study by Darley and Batson. The biggest influence on whether seminary students stopped to help someone who clearly needed it was not whether they had just been reminded of the Good Samaritan parable, or how religious or moral they perceived themselves to be, but how much of a hurry they were in. How much do we all miss in our hurried lives? How different would our culture be without this incessant anxiety?
