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Concept of Time
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Written by Danielle Bradley, Op-Ed Editor
This concept of time that guides our lives is just that, a concept. The world lives on the minute hand, and functions to the ‘click, click, click’ of the ticking clock. There is too much planning and structure based on time, and far too often does it dictate human actions. We need to step back and stop creating time-lines, stop trying to plot our lives in black and white, and start actually living. Life is too often spent looking for some answer that doesn’t mean anything: an answer that can’t create an infinite feeling or bring bliss. If only we could all function for a single day without the theory of time, without the pressure to be thinking of the future, without the constant nagging that we are ‘wasting’ our time on some futile task, and without the belief that the moment we are in has no importance. We allow for fulfilling moments to slip through our finger tips, and then choose to concentrate on those that are fruitless.
Life is far more tangible than time and living in the moment is worth more than an eternity of meaningless seconds. A designed series of events is a poor excuse for a life. Time should not influence our living. It should not instruct us on how to live, it should not determine what is accomplished, and it should never keep us from pursing something. We’re all afraid of not experiencing all that exists, of missing out, and of running out of time. There is no such thing as too late, the only thing that exists is a circular frame with some numbers painted on, that isn’t the least bit scary.
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February 26th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
What a novel idea. Living in the moment is the most important thing anyone can do in their lifetime, because without it, it’s not actually living. I also believe that it’s never to late to do all the things you’ve wanted to do. Nice article.
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