TIMESQUEASE: Some thoughts about the relationship between consciousness and time "There's no time to study." "I'm too busy to think." "I'd like to on some other occasion." "Sorry, I can't find schedule opening." How often do we talk this way, pretending to be in control of our lives? How often do we say "sometime" knowing it will translate as "never"? Why do most people treat time as if it were a grapefruit from which we must squeeze each drop? Do "afterwards" or "later" actually exist? Perhaps all we have is the potency of this instant – all else is a myth. Linda: In our culture people often try to chop up time with mathematical precision. It's unnatural. Lis: This happens in many countries. Perhaps we would be better off without clocks? Too often we allow time to squeeze us. Linda: If our priorities are right, we can flow through time without being squeezed. Ron: Being in the moment: that sounds okay for mystics. However, it is impractical. Lex: (chuckling) And do you think the way most people spend their lives is practical? ===================================================================================== from _Last Poems: Lost Poems_ by T Newfields SUMMARY: A poem and graphic image about feeling rushed and dialog about time perception. KEYWORDS: time consciousness, time flows, hectic pace, time management Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ) Begun: 1997 in Shizuoka, Japan ✠ Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Taiwan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} < LAST http://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/dharma.htm TOC http://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/index.html NEXT > http://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/ts.htm TRANSLATIONS Deutsch: http://www.tnewfields.info/de/zeit.htm Español: http://www.tnewfields.info/es/tiempo.htm Nihongo: http://www.tnewfields.info/jp/jikan.htm Français: http://www.tnewfields.info/fr/serre.htm Zhōngwén: http://www.tnewfields.info/zh/jiya-shihjian.htm