#8 “I had a horrible nightmare. I dreamed that I went… back in time. It was terrible.” Marty McFly -Back to the Future 1985
Could you go back in time? Are we in competition with our own time? I often wonder why we put so much emphasis on time, yet not on the people that occupy our time. Time is the race against the clock, the tick tock we all seem to robotically follow. Yet, I can't imagine not competing ourselves for a little extra time.
If I only had another hour, even 5 more minutes to say and do what I wanted to do, would I be content?
Is time a component of other people's priorities? Where do we fit into their time clock? If someone gives me their time am I important? I concur that my time is valuable, yet, don't really think about the value of someone elses' time unless they are constantly looking at their watch... nervously hesitating to be involved in the conversation. Then I know there is someone, or somewhere else they'd rather be spending time with.
I want to value others time, enjoy their sacrifice for giving up that tick tock moment we all race against. But, do they value my time in return? I am just as pressed for time, competing for that last minute of excellence as they are. So why does society rush rush...
I drive.. A LOT, and I think everyone has somewhere to go, a destination. We are all fighting the clock, traffic is some unknown "other person's problem". The drivers that crash screw up my time schedule, the drivers who can't merge are delaying my acceleration, and the drivers that think when a cop drives by they have to slam on the brakes and bring it down a few mph... ya.. they are wasting my time. Morons.. that just draws attention to you!
Seriously time wasters... just be aware and everyone else will make it to their destination on time!
Ok, that was harsh, but I view time as a competition with myself, others and the world around me. I owe myself some time, I owe others some time, and the world... well.. it runs my time so I'm just trying to pay up my time debt.
What would you do with another hour each day? Would you spend it talking to someone or would you take the time to give it to yourself? Only you could answer that, yet I wonder... if I could have gone back in time would I have done something different? Would you have done something different?
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