How do we find rest?

Blaise Pascal observes that men have a "secret instinct ... which teaches that happiness in reality consist only in rest, and not being stirred up."

This instinct conflicts with the drive to diversion, and we develop the confused idea that leads people to aim at rest through excitement, "and always to fancy that the satisfaction which they do not have will come to them if, whatever difficulties confront them, they can thereby open the door to rest."

Of course, it is a fallacy to think that one just needs more time. Unless a deeper solution is found, "more time" will just fill up in the same way as the time we already have.

Read this from a book recently. It lingered in my mind for a while.

I think for youths and young adults who crave excitement from the things they would want to do might have this confused idea or a variant of this confused idea. The strange thing is that while we do not deny the God who ordains rest and gives rest, we look for rest through some other means. Some may even treat finding excitement as finding rest.

I am not against excitement. Youthful energy from people can be strategically used for God. Fun games and activities have their place in fellowship. But even in the absence of that all, life can still be that awesome because God is there.

In short, there is a need to be careful to assess the means where we derive pleasure, including rest.

(Not sure if I actually grasped what Pascal is trying to convey here but I take his point this way)