Spending Time

By hadley

Mon, 20 Sep 2010
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So, what do we expect? We expect something to come from this that will be of some use, something that will grow out from a mere handful of words into something that is worthwhile, something that is worth the time expended on it.

Time is like money, you will regret it when you waste it. Unlike money though, you cannot save it, with time you either use it, or you lose it. You cannot put time in the bank or under the mattress to save it for when you are short of time. There is no going back to that day you left on the mantelpiece and pocketing it to take on your holidays for a bit extra, another day added on. You cannot save time and add another Wednesday or Saturday to an already busy overcrowded week.

You cannot get your time back at all – ever – not even if you do keep the receipt and all the original packaging. Once you take the moment out of its box, you have to use it or see it fade and crumble into the dust of history.

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Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
hadley, Oh how true your words are, it's a shame you cannot bottle moments in time and open the bottle, when you want to experience those fantastic, momentous occasions. So the moral of this story is, if you want to do something, don't think about it, just do it. Do you agree? Jenny.

 

Submitted by maggyvaneijk on
A very clever piece, I particularly like: "You cannot put time in the bank or under the mattress to save it for when you are short of time." You've put into words a very true train of thought and a fear we all have, losing time.