A Religion in a Rush

I just wanted to put this quote on the table...NOT for the purposes of criticizing, but to be transformed. Would love feedback.

"Christianity is a religion in a rush. Look at the world created in seved days. Even on a symbolic level, that's creation in a frenzy. To one born into a religion [Hinduism] where the battle for a single soul can be a relay race run over many centuries, with innumerable generations passing along the baton, the quick resolution of Christianity has a dizzying effect. If Hinduism flows placidly like the Ganges, then Christianity bustles like Toronto at rush hour. It is a religion as swift as a swallow, as urgent as an ambulance. It turns on a dime, expresses itself in the instant. In a moment you are lost or saved. Christianity stretches back through the ages, but in essence it exists only at one time: right now."

From Life of Pi, Yann Martel

Mmm... well, I'm not Hindu. I don't believe we are reincarnated or that we get more than one chance at life here on earth. But I find that our living-out of Christianity - maybe since the time when it became a "Western" religion - does reflect Western values like efficiency or cost/benefit prioritizing. Is Christianity an inherently rushed, frenzied religion? Jesus never seemed stressed about helping a certain number of people to salvation within a particular time frame. To me, he was fervent, but not urgent. Maybe? Maybe not.

I think we are lost or saved in a moment. Someone's entire eternity can change in an instant. Sometimes spiritual battles can be won or lost by one prayer. A person's soul can be freed from hell by the uttering of one heart-felt thought. It is true that in Christianity you must always be "on the ball"...working out your salvation with fear and trembling. For me personally, it is difficult to grasp the concept of ever having an "assurance" of salvation because I perceive that my destiny is still being decided. However, I think this sense of frenzied "working out of salvation" may have more to do with my still under-developed view of God and his grace than it does with any principles inherent within Christianity.

Anyway! This idea had just been floating around in my head and I wanted to share it with the void. Thanks for listening :)