@matigo Indeed. Perhaps people are so busy being busy, they are afraid of what would happen if they just slowed down to take a look at the world around them.
Before she passed away, my mother told me a story she had either heard on the news or heard from a friend. It was about how the driver of a bus was in medical distress, but only one person on the entire vehicle actually noticed and was able to offer assistance. Everyone else was engaged with their smart devices or otherwise indisposed. My mother could barely contain her tears when she spoke of that, and she was not one prone to showing emotion at stories like this.
It pays to be mindful, and it can be a service to others if we are mindful of them as well.