Time

We all look at time in different ways and often don't appreciate that time is all we have here.  When we're young and struggling with job, home, kids, and family, we never seem to have enough time to fit it all in.  Therefore we usually can't find enough contemplation time that's needed for emotional growth.

And then there are those who don't find enough to do to fill the hours of the day and they suffer from boredom and loneliness...all of their own making but still a sad state of affairs.

One of the most significant instances of time is when our hours here on earth are numbered, when illness or age impose a deadline we might or might not be ready to meet.  Time, in that case, becomes more precious than gold.

There is time wasted...waiting needlessly, being with people you don't care for, or deliberately harming your body (smoking, overeating, drug use).  Time can't be set aside to be used at a later date.  It's now or never so we should use it wisely.  

Time is what you make of it and it matters how you choose to use it.  The smart ones will remember that each day is a gift and we're here for a  purpose.  We're here to learn the value of kindness and love and not to practice cruelty and hatred.  If, in the end, we haven't learned that simple lesson then we've wasted a great opportunity.