Time (and why we probably shouldn't waste it)

Procrastination is perhaps one of the most widespread vices in the world. I know for a fact that everybody is guilty of it. I've done it and you've done it (yes, you), our friends have done it, our parents have done it, our forefathers have done…..you get the general idea – there is plenty of it going around. I think it’s time we end this vicious cycle of endless nothingness. You see, as I was watching TV (read: procrastinating) I began thinking about time. The guy in the show was talking about a man who walked through the centuries, ageless and unchanged, because he found the secret to eternal life, which he hid inside a clock (clever).

I liked the story but what intrigued me was that when I thought about it I realized that there are countless tales all based on the same theme – immortality. People, for centuries, have been obsessed with the idea of living forever. Great kings didn't crave for big armies or overflowing treasuries; they wanted everlasting life. A primary theme of many religions is the idea of immortality. Mythology tells us of “the fountain of youth” and “Nordic golden apples”, both of which grant the consumer life that never ends. People have dedicated their whole lives to the search of the Holy Grail or a cup of ambrosia so that they may live forever. Now think about it-what does immortality promise?

Time-all those quests and legends and stories were about men and women who wanted more time. More than money and influence, time is probably the most precious and sought after commodity in history. Time waits for no one and the person who can conquer time can conquer anything. They would live forever and be remembered as the greatest person ever. Now answer me this – when we procrastinate, what are we wasting?

Time. We've been wasting the world’s most coveted commodity since time immemorial on cat videos and Netflix marathons. But I do think we have a leg up on our forefathers because now we know what they never did. As perfectly summed up by Chuck Palahniuk

“The goal isn't to live forever; the goal is to create something that does”.

So go forth- live, laugh, dance, sing, write, learn – do anything that puts you further from the person you were yesterday. Go out into the world today and create your forever. That my friends, is what they call “the human experience”. Don’t miss out!

Until next time,

Bianka