Was
it Benjamin Franklin who first said that 'Time is gold'?. In today's
society, most people seem to be obsessed by the time or, rather, the
lack of it. Everyone complains or comments on how little time they have,
how insufficient the hours for doing what they really want or need to
do. The majority get stressed out because they don't have enough time,
and few stop to think or realize that they don't have enough time
because they are stressed.
We end up almost permanently being governed by this obsession of saving time, losing time, making time, not realising that there are 2 time zones: the time of the calendar and the time in your mind. The haste and obsession in getting most done in the least possible time is the sure way to lose or waste time; as I think anxiety generated by haste impedes us to concentrate and be efficient in what we do. We need to know our own mind clock better, to avoid falling into the trap of distorted perception of time that has little to do with the calendar or the clock. Have you ever wondered why an outward journey to any place, especially one that you haven't been before, always seems to be much longer than the return trip on the same route, that seems to take less time to do, even though they are in fact exactly the same in hours or minutes? It's because on the way out, you brain is taking in many new data to register in the memory. But when you return on the same route your mind is not so busy working. You would probably relax enough to enjoy the journey itself. The same with the young people finding the week of study or work so very long, when they constantly encounter lots of new data with each new thing they do, and need to file away in the memory; they might try to jam more than they can handle comfortably and get frustrated to find they haven't time left to what they rather do, to enjoy the work free evening, which seems so slow coming. The time concept of the old people, who have already had their memory bank filled with life's experiences, are not concentrating on finishing up some task, and the brain relates to the passing minutes, hours and days to the conclusion in their mind ... another day older and closer to where they rather not end up. The days seem so much shorter and the time just flies away. Their time concept is not so much related to hours or days, but the distance from the inevitable. The same 24 hour day is endless to some and a few blinking of the eye to others. The greatest antidote against stress is to have our right - not fear - of committing error, and It's those few who know to learn from it that make positive progress, even discoveries. Learn to accept the inevitable too, it frees your mind to concentrate on what you enjoy doing most. Anyone cares to reveal their opinions on this? |
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