Life is a High-Speed Train

That is pretty much what life feels like at this moment: A high-speed train that just rushes past some important stations. Of course options like herding sheep in the mountains, becoming a monk (no, not a nun) or living in the bush came to mind, but I'm not sure which one will be my miracle solution.
So for the time being I stick with yoga while trying to use my time efficiently in order to have more spare time to just do nothing. Apparently doing nothing is extremely beneficial for the brain. Procrastinating stimulates one to be more open-minded and creative. That's what I read in the newspaper last week. Can I just do nothing all the time? I'd love to be all totally open-minded and creative 24/7. Peace, man!
Well, in an attempt to take my mind off of mundain issues like office politics, household chores and to-do lists, I decided to spend my Friday evening watching Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore. I know, that's just the the nice and relaxing movie one should watch when in need of a calm Friday night.
The film blew my mind with every gunshot fired on the screen. Particularly the question of why the rate of annual gun-related violent acts is so high in the USA fascinates me. The (hypothetical) answers presented in the movie puzzled me. They went against the image of a multicultural USA as I picture it on the basis of conversations with US citizens I met. I wonder what, if anything at all, I'll see of this while in the States in about two months, although I know that a two-week holiday is not likely to bring many answers.
The movie also provoked really mixed feelings in me. On the one hand I now feel even more that I should really go and live in the States for some time to try to understand the country and its culture(s) better, whereas on the other hand I feel sort of held back in enthusiasm due to such a portrayal of USA popular culture. No matter, Michael Moore did it again... He got me thinking.
P.s.: I know that the ethics and truth of Moore movies are contested. One of the criticism of Bowling for Columbine I read was written by David T. Hardy and can be found by clicking the link HERE.