Smashing Time!!

The talk this Sunday was about kindness and focused on the story of the Good Samaritan. Peter Harwood, our Vicar, was making the point that in essence we are often too busy to be kind. Seems Daniel Goleman, he of emotional intelligence fame, has done some research on this, and the main reason people passed by on the other side, was that they thought they just didn’t have enough time to stop and help. Those who didn’t have the time pressures were much more likely to assist the person in distress. To emphasise the point Peter then set about a clock with a hammer – so he literally had a smashing time!!


This seems to chime in with my recent experiences in Cornwall, people seem much friendlier and willing to help there than in the South East or elsewhere. It’s not an innately Cornish thing; many of the people I meet are incomers, not natural Cornish. I think one of the reasons is that people in Cornwall feel under less time pressure.

The other factor Peter highlighted was considering the other person’s point of view, so do let me know what you think about this.