I have a great deal of respect for time in general. Time is precious as we have such a short period here on this earth, in this life, to experience what it is that we are going to experience, to interact with the people we are going to connect with and interact with. Some of the experience/encounters/connections are good, some of the experience/encounters/connections are used as a learning experience as not to make the same mistakes again.
I do not wish to waste one single moment of this short time I have been given. I want to experience as much as I can. I want to have the deepest most passionate and meaningful connections with individuals. I want to know that when the time comes for me to take my leave, I missed nothing that I truly wanted to do, see, be, etc.
It is extremely heartbreaking to me to lose even a moment of time. A quote I found on the web states it very clearly:
“Lost time is never found again.”
The fact that I can not get it back is devastating to me. Being put into a situation where I am no longer in control of the time I have, and actually losing that valuable time due to someone elses' deliberate inconsideration makes me livid. Actually I sit stunned for a moment to try to figure out a way to maybe "make up" the lost time; an evening out, a chance to get to the end of the party, an alternative activity, etc. when I realize that I can not make it up, I just sit and fall apart. One more evening gone and at the expense of someone who just has no consideration for anyone other than themselves. Pathetic really.
Some additional quotes I found regarding the significance of time (mostly to find that there are more ppl out there that value the gift of time as much as I do):
“Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't
own it, but you can use it. You can't keep
it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it
you can never get it back.”
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
“Don’t count every hour in the day, make every hour in the day count.”
Time is precious, use it wisely. Dont squander it on meaningless - anything.
*kttn*
