Rambling about Time

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”~Henry Van Dyke For the last few days, I've been sharing with my friends the feeling of panic in regards to time. But it's not time that's making me panic. It's my own concept of time. And buying into society's concept of time. Have you ever wondered why we ask a high school student when they're going to start planning for college? A college graduate when they're going to start looking for work? When a person will marry? When a couple will have a child? It seems we all place expectations on time lines. And then there's the complaint that we didn't have time to do something. But really, we all have the same amount of time in the day. We've all been given 24 hours in each day. It's how we choose to spend our time that is important. And maybe that's what makes us more relaxed or more uptight about time. It's not time that causes stress, worry, or panic, it's our concept, or perception, of time. As mentioned in the earlier quote, time is perceived dependent upon our current experience. Time is still just a measurement of a unit. But our experiences, expectations, and perceptions are vast. What is your concept of time? What experiences make you feel that time is running out? Or taking too long? Are you able to list a quote or two about time? Do those quotes speak to your experiences? Do you even want to take the time to answer those questions? :)