I saw a print advertisement for the city of Palm Springs. It showed tanned, young people lounging in the sun by a majestic hotel spa façade. The caption read, “Master the art of doing nothing.” I thought about how so few of us practice this ancient art in these pressured and multi-tasking times. I also thought of how so many new technological devices have made silence, solitude and leisure a thing of the past, or a privilege confined only to hospitals and rest homes.