The Italian way: No hurry.

A big digital message board on main street flashes the date, temperature and time 24 hours a day. Goes to show that Carbonia, the Sardinian city I’m living in, is much like any American city. Except that the time has been wrong since the last Sunday in October. When daylight saving time went off. Nobody has bothered to shove the digital clock back an hour.  It’s a sign that Italy may be more ‘with it’ than America. Because Italians tend not to pay heed to time. Doesn’t matter. Things get done when they get done.  It’s an easier, more restful pace of living. The Italians help me grow old gracefully. In a slow and methodical way. No hurry.  –Jim Broede