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Never enough time
Nise Note's
By Denise Schoppe
The Marlin Democrat
November 17, 2004
The length of a minute is relative to what is going on at the moment.
When you're bored or you are somewhere you'd rather not be, time slows to a crawl. Seconds last a little longer, making the minutes and hours stretch to unbelievable lengths. Things that need to be done seem to have an endless amount of time in which to get them completed.
Then suddenly, something happens and time speeds up. Hours become minutes; minutes become seconds. A good time ends far too quickly, or the time allowed to get a job done shrinks to an impossible level.
Why can't some of that time to spare be given to the time that goes too quickly?
Procrastination can be partially blamed for this phenomenon when it comes to deadlines. I know I am one of the worlds worst procrastinators. I can always find "something else" to do until it reaches a point that there is no more time to get things done. That is not a good thing to do, and I admit it.
Then there is the saying, "Time flies when you're having fun." It's so true. I have often wished I could just make time stop for awhile, and make a single moment last as long as possible.
It's funny, though, how time does at times seem to stop when there is nothing to do but stare at the clock and attempt to will the second hand around the dial faster.
I know it all comes down to what is going on within a moment as to how fast time appears to move. Time moves at a steady pace 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I have a pet theory that time stays a steady speed only because there are an equal number of people who feel time is going too fast in relation to people who feel like is dragging. In reality, though, there is no great conspiracy in which the world spins faster or slower depending on if someone is having a good time or a bad time.
The trick is to make the most of every moment you have, whether you are bored or having a good time. There really is never enough time, even when you feel like there is nothing to do but "kill time". Once a moment has passed, it is gone for good. You can't get it back, and you can't make up for it later. Live in the moment, and make each one count... even those ones that seem to last an eternity.
Nise Note's
By Denise Schoppe
The Marlin Democrat
November 17, 2004
The length of a minute is relative to what is going on at the moment.
When you're bored or you are somewhere you'd rather not be, time slows to a crawl. Seconds last a little longer, making the minutes and hours stretch to unbelievable lengths. Things that need to be done seem to have an endless amount of time in which to get them completed.
Then suddenly, something happens and time speeds up. Hours become minutes; minutes become seconds. A good time ends far too quickly, or the time allowed to get a job done shrinks to an impossible level.
Why can't some of that time to spare be given to the time that goes too quickly?
Procrastination can be partially blamed for this phenomenon when it comes to deadlines. I know I am one of the worlds worst procrastinators. I can always find "something else" to do until it reaches a point that there is no more time to get things done. That is not a good thing to do, and I admit it.
Then there is the saying, "Time flies when you're having fun." It's so true. I have often wished I could just make time stop for awhile, and make a single moment last as long as possible.
It's funny, though, how time does at times seem to stop when there is nothing to do but stare at the clock and attempt to will the second hand around the dial faster.
I know it all comes down to what is going on within a moment as to how fast time appears to move. Time moves at a steady pace 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I have a pet theory that time stays a steady speed only because there are an equal number of people who feel time is going too fast in relation to people who feel like is dragging. In reality, though, there is no great conspiracy in which the world spins faster or slower depending on if someone is having a good time or a bad time.
The trick is to make the most of every moment you have, whether you are bored or having a good time. There really is never enough time, even when you feel like there is nothing to do but "kill time". Once a moment has passed, it is gone for good. You can't get it back, and you can't make up for it later. Live in the moment, and make each one count... even those ones that seem to last an eternity.
