(published but actually a rough draft, I think you’ll undertand when finished)
Time, it’s such a tricky thing as many people have different opinions on what it is. Some people believe it is not even real. Yet it dictates so much of our lives. From the rich to the poor. I believe Gandhi is one of the few people that lived above it or at least without concerning himself with it. I could deep dive into this but “time is of the essence” so let me get to the point.
There are so many things we want to do or accomplish as human beings. We’re living in a time period where living for the moment with eyes wide open is nurtured and normalized. Decades ago this was not the case as whimsical “time card shredding” careers were thought to be unobtainable. Were moving towards beating the clock. However, these tend to be some of the busiest people I’ve witnessed but at least they typically enjoy what they do and desire to do more and not just for money.
Myself, well I find myself trying to refigure my life out after a divorce. Twiddling my fingers when I’m not punching my time card. Why am I doing this? I had to self reflect and really dig into my chaotic mind. Calm and mentally soothe myself before realizing… I’m just comfortable in my discontent. I know what I want but that takes energy. My job is already demanding right? Well I would say I don’t have time but what if time doesn’t exist. Would time not existing be a benefit or detriment?
I do believe believe in time. I believe it is kind of a slap in the face to the intelligence of the human race to believe otherwise (my opinion). I say it’s real because it is a relative way of tracking life of all things. Is it a made up, sure but it is a creation based on relativity. I’ll explain, as far as I know we started out by watching the patterns of the sun and moon and eventually created big structures that would cast shadows to be able to understand the patterns of day and night. Eventually sundials came to existence same thing but smaller scale. We have been able to literally come up with a system that allows us to live in a continuous cycle of the seasons, full moons, lunar eclipses, cropping and a fairly legitimate way of tracking our aging process. We know how long it takes to lap the sun. So is time created, sure but that doesn’t make it fake. It is a tremendously amazing man made way to track the progression of all things. My opinion we should honor that and be proud of those before us that prove our intelligence as a species. I digress (should be its own post).
In closing, I’ll make this short, I need to stop chaffing my thumbs on themselves and grab hold of life. This blog is my second task in this journey. Always believe in yourself and check yourself. Some of us are our own worst enemy. Let’s love and appreciate ourselves by giving this one life the best shot at being fulfilled. Time is on your side so use it. It’s real, but it’s maluable within your own perception. Wield it, time is one of our greatest man made weapons.