Time    

Depiction 7

Falling behind time

A former boss sent me a diagram of various vertical black bars in a sequence. They are growing progressively shorter. Through this image, he wished to illustrate that we are constantly running out of time.

Time races ahead at a galloping pace. We are to adjust our schedule within its agitated tempo. We bolt our breakfast to catch a crowded fast train to work. Office goers rush up the stairs to punch in their cards, if they are a second beyond the entry time, they get a black mark for not being punctual. Micromanaged by the electronic eyes of CCTV cameras, we try hard to meet daily deadlines. We may drive back home through the serpent-like traffic, each commuter being in a hurry to reach home for a few winks of sleep to be harked by the shrill alarm bell after sunrise to begin our daily dash.

I’m reminded of the poem Leisure by William Henry Davies

What is this life if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,

Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

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https://pixabay.com/photos/sheep-lamb-new-zealand-countryside-50914/: Image by Holger Detje from Pixabay 

https://pixabay.com/photos/cow-calf-agriculture-cute-1672056/: Image by Sabine Fassbender from Pixabay 

https://pixabay.com/photos/squirrel-nut-fall-rodent-nibble-3483446/: Image by VP68 from Pixabay 

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