Have you ever been stuck in a classroom or Dr’s office and watched the second hand slowly work it’s way around the clock? It seems like the more you focus on it the slower it seems to move. When you are watching the seconds pass it actually seems like time moves quite slowly. It’s quite funny then when we see a niece or nephew or relative we haven’t seen in a while and they’ve grown so much it blows you away. The typical comment is: “Wow, time is flying…you’re so big now.” When you have young children at home it’s amazing how much change even a month will bring. It’s like a whirlwind where you’re so busy days just fly by and you hit the bed exhausted…then get up the next morning (if your lucky a little one didn’t wake you up). Perceptions about the rate at which time is passing might change but the rate itself hasn’t changed.
Why is time even relevant? If you lived on an island with no clocks you would simply know time through the progression of the sun and day and night. After many day and night cycles the signs our body has changed emerge. If we are young we see all kinds of signs of growth and progress. As we get older we see the signs the body is in decline. The fact of the matter is that time exists primarily because we only have so much of it.
(This is the first of a two part post…please read “Life Meter” to catch the second half)
Mon, Apr 6, 2009
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