It's true what they told me when I was young. The older I get the more swiftly time flies. Yesterday it was January. Tomorrow it will be June. Where is the time going? I've had time to finish a book, but I'm still only 1/3rd the way through. At least I'm writing again.

Time is of the essence

That's what the legal types all say. What does it mean? Why is it so important to include in legal documents. Time is of the essence. Does that mean time is essential? But isn't time a construct of man? Do you think elephants or ducks care what time it is? They care about getting a meal in before sundown. They understand sunrise and sundown. They understand Full Moon and New Moon. No doubt, they are more cognizant of longer days than we are.

But man invented time. It's more organized but, is it natural? Is it natural to start the day at the same "time" instead of the same sunrise? Would we be better off to follow the natural rhythms of the seasons?

Time is a box

Look at a calendar. The days are boxes contained by a month box which is contained by a year box which is contained by a decade box and on and on. When we are young we are more interested in the day boxes. But as we get older we begin to see the decade boxes and notice that we don't have many left. And then time starts to sail past. We move so much more slowly, but time? Time speeds past like a bullet.

Enjoy your youth

When you are young you can sprint and jump and spin. There is nothing you can't try. Your bones are strong and flexible. Your heart is healthy and new. Your eyes are like the hawk. You have so much to look forward to. Then they introduce you to the boxes. You go to school on these boxes and you go to class at these boxes and you watch tv in these boxes. Before you know it you are trapped in the box mentality.

If you want to get out of the box

break up the routine. Do things for more than the alloted time or less. Take random classes. Get a different work schedule. Don't just think outside the box. Be outside the box. Let nature set your pace. If it's still dark out when you leave for work, it's not a morning job. Morning doesn't start until the sun comes up. Which is different every day. Try to keep your mind as flexible as those bones of yours.

Time is not real

Bottom line: Time is not real. It never has been. Don't be it's slave. Don't live in a box. It's a trap and it will eat your heart out when you get older. Do what you love, when you love doing it. It's the only way to be free.

@Lahvista