What They Don't Tell You About Time

 

Time seems to pass so quickly, often without us even realizing it. We tend to forget how fragile we are and how short our time here on earth is.

We push the things that bring us joy aside for another day. Maybe next week we’ll finally make time for that hobby. Next summer we’ll finally take our trip to the mountains. We’ll do it when we make more money. When I get my promotion. After I get through this project I’m working on. When the weather is nicer. When our situation is better. When we are better.

But that’s just our problem, isn’t it? We think we have time. We forget our preciousness, our fragility. We forget the miracle that we are to even be here. That we can grow a year older. That we can laugh and delight with people we love. That we can breathe fresh air. That we can enjoy the simple gifts the Earth has bestowed upon us.

We are so lucky to be here. It’s so easy to forget the simple treasures that each moment brings. That each day is a brand new start and a new beginning.

So we make ourselves busy. We put it off for another day. But joy and life don’t wait for anybody. So go, go seek it out.

Go seek joy.