Author and journalist Mitch Albom on time:
"Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out."
Source: The Time Keeper
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September 8, 2021 at 4:08 pm
Wow
September 8, 2021 at 4:08 pm
Mankind is the only animal who uses time, currency, and mankind is the only animal who denies they are animal. Therein lies the problem.
September 8, 2021 at 4:14 pm
Love this. I write of time as the trickster–full of illusions. And not existent.
September 8, 2021 at 4:35 pm
I love this! So many “times”, we get caught up in the concept that we are bound to live our lives in the confines of “time accountability”, that we forget we as spirit are eternal not bound by time but moving through our timeless journeys of limitless life “times”! Today I now choose to just be present!
September 8, 2021 at 4:37 pm
Time mustn’t be confused with rhythm. Animals and people have a rhythm of movement inside and outside their bodies. Rhythm must never be ignored!
September 8, 2021 at 10:03 pm
That’s very true!
September 8, 2021 at 5:12 pm
“Time is built within us and is why man could invent clocks and watches!
The first time-keeper was the hour glass and human beings
forgot how to tell time by the Sun
or estimate time from within them
cause technology killed their within instinct time keeper!” _-Van Prince
September 8, 2021 at 5:33 pm
I feel like humans are pre-programmed to know of their habitat stance which gone for a toss. Now humans assume that we are controlled by the time limitations when the capacity is beyond the realms of human body and mind complex.
September 8, 2021 at 5:34 pm
Very true. With writing, new puppy etc finding life very busy at present, so this hit a note.
September 8, 2021 at 6:47 pm
I wrote about time in my post earlier today. This quote truly sums it up. Beautiful
September 9, 2021 at 3:25 am
True.
September 9, 2021 at 5:45 am
Thanks for the important reminder to enjoy the joy in each moment without worrying about the next or the last ❤️
September 9, 2021 at 9:29 pm
<3
September 9, 2021 at 9:10 am
I’m great at not checking time when I’m at the beach … need to be more like that in every aspect. Thanks for posting Albom rocks the wisdom.
September 9, 2021 at 3:20 pm
I agree. Time keeping has allowed for enormous “progress” to be in industrialization and shocking harm to be made upon nature and natural physiology. Your words are are striking.
September 9, 2021 at 6:13 pm
never thought about it this way
September 10, 2021 at 1:01 pm
Hello there!
We are the slaves of time. personalty , I do check time every minute , I count days and months for no reason sometimes , this fact makes me more anxious everyday, adding to that the current situation of the world , it’s sad but it’s how the majority of us live. Thanks for the share 😊
September 10, 2021 at 2:06 pm
Beautiful, A bit similar to Alan Watts.
September 10, 2021 at 5:37 pm
Wonderful wisdom! Actually time pressure is one of our major sources of system stress.
September 10, 2021 at 5:46 pm
Time pressure by the click is one of our greatest sources of stress!
September 11, 2021 at 5:09 am
I often get lost in keeping track of the accepted time/space continuum generally accepted by the society I live in – sometimes, works out for me, sometimes I’ve been accused of ‘not valuing anothers’ time because I was a little late/little early – I finally gave up! I plan to show up at the appointed time – be there early, not arrive either late or early cuz “I killed some time” waiting – but anymore? Sigh – the time/space continuum just trucks on as if it doesn’t care where I’m at, who approves, or anything – and somedays? THE BEST Days?? For me? When my willy-nilly ways work out for me, and no hits taken for my ‘there is only know – remember the past, plan for future – but don’t get lost in revisionist history OR too attached to plans for tomorrow….” – – LOL
September 11, 2021 at 5:09 am
P.S. – Love The Timekeeper by Mitch Albom! one of my faves!!!
September 11, 2021 at 9:17 am
Hey ambivert, Do you have a twitter handle?
September 27, 2021 at 9:08 pm
Hey! I do 🙂 It’s @hannes_vaneeden
September 28, 2021 at 12:49 am
Ah perfect. Id seen it already. Thank you
September 13, 2021 at 7:38 am
Very true….Author Mitch Albom’s book ” Tuesdays with Morrie” is also amazing to read. #his books are worth the time💯✨
September 13, 2021 at 8:41 pm
Thank you! It’s been on my tbr list for quite some time. I’ll move it up a few places and give it a read soon 🙂
September 14, 2021 at 6:14 pm
It just reminded me of money heist ! Time is all we need 🙂