Good day, readers! I ask that you please bare with me, as my finals week starts tomorrow. I can barely believe my first year of college is about over! Crazy. Anyway, to hold you over, here’s another question…
If you haven’t seen my The Book of Questions feature before, here’s what it’s all about:
I take a question from this book written by Gregory Stock, Ph.D., write my response, and ask for your response.
This is the 10th question I’m asking you all and the 35th in the book.
QUESTION 35:
Would you give up half of what you now own for a pill that would permanently change you so that one hour of sleep each day would fully refresh you?
MY RESPONSE:
No! I love to sleep!
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION:
Do you feel you have enough time? If not, what would give you that feeling? How much has your attitude about time changed as you’ve aged?
MY RESPONSE:
Sometimes, I feel like don’t have enough time in the day. Sometimes, I feel like I need many, many more hours to finish what I want finished. Other times, I feel like the day has been stretched out too long. I don’t know.
What gives me that feeling? On the “short” days, it’s usually the amount of activities, classes, and meetings I have to do in a given day. Procrastination can also make time seem very short. On those long days, I think being close to the weekends affects how I look at the time. Weekends can’t come soon enough. Also, if I’ve been doing an activity for a long time, I feel like time is going by slowly.
As I’ve aged…pause. I haven’t really aged much. I’m still rather young, but I’ve learned this: Time truly is precious. Any moment could be the end of my life. ANY moment. I don’t have time for games. Every breath is another chance to live. We cannot take that fact lightly because there are those who don’t have another chance at all. Time is precious, and we may not always be a part of it, so don’t take it for granted.
Also, you can’t “make” time for something. People say stuff like “I’m making time for this.” or “I’ll make time for you.” No. Time is already here. There isn’t less or more of it (unless it’s Daylight Savings Time…kidding). It’s just here, so you can’t make or create anymore. What I’ve learned is that one must TAKE time to do things. Yes, take time. It’s here, so I take it to do whatever needs to be done. That’s it.
Now, what’s YOUR RESPONSE?!…or comments/questions you have on my response?
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