That's the universal truth. People are afraid to close eyes and stay quiet for even a minute. They become restless. Staying quiet, doing nothing is very very difficult. Because in that state you have to deal with yourself, your qualities, way of thinking, so on. That's why poeple always look for something at which they can be engaged, entertainment, movie theater, bar, company of friends drinking beers, looking for free beers, chatting all sort of things, and always thinking how to cheat other guy. Discipline is very important. With discipline you own yourself. Awareness is very important. You know yourself. Wisdom is very important. You end the sufferings. People try to figure out, know more things such as How big is Universe? When was it originated? How? Absolute beginning? Is universie finite/infinite? Is universe eternal? The above questions are metaphysical /cosmological questions. No Science can give the answers to these questions. Buddha never explained those things. In Buddhism there is no SPECULATION. And therefore, such questions are IRRELEVANT in Buddhism. For this Buddha gave an example: A man was struck by an poisonous arrow. A doctor comes and treats him. Questions like - Who shot the man? How? Why he shot the man? - are irrelevant to the Doctor. The paramount important issue for the doctor is TREATMENT.