The Speed Of Life

People seem to think that there is no time in the world, that the world is moving too fast. Nevertheless, the world is still the world, and we have as many hours as a hundred years ago. The only reason that there just doesn’t seem to be enough time, is that there is always something to do or going on. This in turn gives the feeling that there is no time, because we always have something to do with our time. Too many things to do and never enough time in the world.

In the past, there was a lot of time to think. You could think up whole new worlds, new ideas and anything, as you slowly reached your destination. Whether by walking, riding a horse, or maybe a car. In those days, it was, What to do with my time, instead of, Where’s my time?.

Now a days, even as we move swiftly through to our destination, which is so much ever faster than before, we are able to talk to people, listen to the radio, and get hired or fired in that moment of time. Before we sleep or while we sleep we can receive emails, texts, and phone calls. As we live our daily lives, there is just a constant barrage of things to do. This leaves the body in a state of readiness, always moving, and always on game. Giving the feeling of always being in motion.

The sad part is, this speed, that once was a blessing, seems to being rapidly turning into a curse. A curse that we long for, beg and ask. Just to give us more time. Never realizing the paradox in our wish. By the same prayer for speed, we only speed up our world. If we get speed in our world, it only just goes as the same speed, and instead we go faster, but really at the same pace. The only difference is that our body has to react quicker, and is taxed more.

Although we have sped up, so has our world, so we move faster, but never with enough time.

Due to the speed and the ability to do something all the time, it can often make us do rash things. Take for instance, if you had an argument with someone, in the past, you had a lot of time to think about the argument, and get your emotions under control. Now a days, after having the argument you can go your separate ways and then still carry on your argument. Even though better judgment would say no, due to you being able to call them straight away.

In addition, this speed, we expect things to always happen instantly so to speak, so when suddenly there is “nothing to do” it makes us antsy.  When the world seems to stop, it really stops. Like in traffic jams, lines, or having a moment of quite. It is so jarring, because we are always moving.

In this blessing of speed and the desire of speed, we need to realize that there is a time for everything, and sometimes it would be better to have a different strategy.

Although it may seem that this speed is bad or that we need to slow down, we don’t. We don't need to slow down to smells the flowers, we need to take time, and plan when to smell those flowers. We need to plan, and take the time. Not speed up. Speed is not going to help us. It would be like looking at your problem to fix your problem.

There is something always going on in this world. However, we need to make a decision to prioritize. We need to make the constant decision to put things in place, and make time for moments to catch our breath. Sometimes going faster is actually going slower. Part of this modern society is about ignoring things and focusing on things that are important. Moral of the story, don’t speed up, take time, and make time, because there are just as many hours as before.