Time is such a fragile concept. In our subconscious minds, we can wish it away or make it seem to last forever.. but never in the appropriate circumstances of course. We can make an 8 hour work day feel like 12. But when you're with someone that you could spend all of your time with, an hour can seem to last merely a second. Time can heal a broken heart. It can be the reason a friendship ends.
It can be terrifying.
3 months may seem like a monstrosity of an amount of time while waiting for school to let out for summer. It can seem like a tiny sliver of time when realizing that you only have that much time left to be with friends and family. For a student in college, that deadline in school that's 2 weeks away may seem to offer all the time in the world. For a soon to be bride, those same 2 weeks may seem like a rapidly approaching freight train of preparation that won't relent on its arrival.
But those 2 weeks will come. Those 3 months will also come. They will come and they will pass.
No matter how dreadfully far away or how substantially close any given amount of time may seem, it will come.
However, the fact still remains that it is a gift. It can very well be wasted. Those 3 months can be taken for granted. The days can be drowned in sorrow and pity. Friendships and relationships can end over the lack of time, and the fear of how quickly that time may come to a screeching halt. That time can also be enjoyed and well spent.
Every milli-second can be spent with the intention of making the most of every single one. That time can be taken to make summer memories that will last a lifetime. It can be spent making new friends or falling in love. We don't always make the most of the time that we have. But living in fear won't make it pass any slower, and living in anticipation won't make it pass more quickly. We're only given so much time in this life. And with that time we're given 2 options on how to use it. But if we're smart, we make the most of it.
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