The Value of Time
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Read this in a magazine and thought it was good. My day is run by the clock like a good many others. The time I get up, go to the bus, get from the bus to work, taking orders during the day with callback times. Always watching, watching, watching. Time – the constant companion to the day.
Without getting too new agey about it, I rarely stop stop to just “be”. Maybe it’s because I can’t or won’t. Maybe “being” is just too hard a gig. The sound of the clock is more comforting than the sound of silence perhaps.
Make the most of today.
To realise the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realise the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a pre-mature baby.
To realise the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realise the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realise the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.
To realise the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realise the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time.
And remember that time waits for no one.
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7 Comments
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Life is not a rehearsal.
Just LIVE every moment and then there will be no need for ‘I wish’s’!
October 3rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
So true, we are totally dependant on time. I know I can’t go anywhere without a watch, probably just a bad habit now.
Yes I think we should live life to the full and not worry about time !
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
@Grannymar – It takes practice to live in the moment, but it is the only way to go.
@Ian – Clock watching is a terrible habit of mine too.
October 4th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Reading “In praise of Slow” at the moment.
We all rush, it’s part of today and may be an innate ‘ant’ in us (though I know a few grasshoppers). I prefer the Taoist approach intellectually, but practice always seems to diverge….
October 4th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Hi! AJ
Lottie sent me your way.
I like this concept about valuing time.
Make the most of today ‘cos…
who knows what tomorrow will bring!
October 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I’ve always striven to make the most of the here and now.
I’ve also always tried to do stuff at my own pace, everyone else can rush around if they like but I want to savour what is happening.
Its a bit like the tourist who visits a new place for the first time and merely rushes from A-B-C-D…and so on, taking pictures and crossing the “sight” off their hit-list just so that they can say they’ve done it.
I’d much rather settle for A and B, get my fill of what they have to offer and then go back and see more if and when I get the chance.
This has been reinforced over the last couple of years since Rachel got ill. When we got married neither of us envisaged what would lie ahead. But rather than focus on the stuff that hasn’t happened and which we wanted to do, we’ve tried hard to make sure we make the most of what we have been able to do.
October 6th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Yes, time, the dreaded master relentlessly doing what time does best – evaporate; I quite share Paul’s sentiment. Best to ignore the whole concept.
I haven’t been wearing a watch for years – for reasons which I will bore you, AJ, and only you, with via email – and no, I am never late unless I don’t want to be where I am supposed to in the first place. However, for all of us who want to slow down, savour the moment and yet be reminded how quickly time runs out may I recommend a good old fashioned sand clock/egg timer. Depending on your temperament whilst watching that little drizzle you either shut up shop, speed up or carry on as usual.
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