The limits of time

The confines of time are disguised and nuanced. One of my favorite quotes goes as follows: “How you spend your days is how you spend your life.” This quote hits me in all the right places because time is a tool, it is a currency to be spent and lived. I’ve wondered how the days go by slowly and the years go by quickly. Well, there’s an evolutionary perspective to that. In hindsight, the brain views past events holistically, while examining the present is pieced out moment by moment. The past is a collection of moments, however, it is viewed as a singular entity.

The notion of time is evident in cultural aphorisms, especially highlighting that it goes by fast. … or does it go by slowly? I’m not one to say. In a culture that prioritizes productivity and achievement, there are inherent implications for time. Time is a limited resource that must be utilized to the fullest extent to achieve the goal. I’m curious about how that changes the perception of time. If we spend our days to spend our lives, then time equates to the ‘doing’ part of that time. I wonder if we choose to ‘spend’ time in the being space rather than the doing space, how does that shape our lives?

Time is a limited construct, but the bounds of our lives may be exponential. Time is a part of the equation of life, it is the ‘how’ that determines the parameters of our lives. Time is passing for all of us. I think that’s why I like this quote so much. The transcendent nature of love, joy, pain, tranquility, and connection all have the potential to extend beyond the construct of time. Filling our days with these quality moments is how we cultivate meaningful lives. I’m not saying anything you haven’t heard before. The breakdown of a life well-lived is in the unlocking of time. Transcending its bounds dispels its complexity into simplicity. You’ve heard this before, but how do we live it? That’s all for now.