Time

I remember very clearly that TIME moved very slowly when I was a child, a teenager in high school, and a young adult in college and in the military.  I was not aware that time moved a little faster the older I got to be middle aged.  

Even then, after becoming aware, I still did not think too much about it.  Not sure what I actually felt other than time seemed to move quicker for both good as well as not so good events.  It was not until I retired, at the age of 67 that I realized TIME seemed to be moving faster than I was aging although I knew that thought was incorrect.

Today, I have been retired for ten years, and it seems that I only retired a couple of years ago.  Two years ago, we downsized to a smaller house and yard, and it seems like we have been living here forever, although, I know that too is impossible.   TIME is so elusive that it seems to pass by as if it did not exist at all.

As I write this article, I feel like I have just eaten breakfast but when I look at the clock and outside, I realize that was twelve hours ago...  My whole day went by, and I am trying to recall what exactly did I do today and what exactly did I accomplish, if anything.

It seems rather foolish to talk about the passing of time since there is nothing, we can do to slow it down and I doubt any of us have the desire to speed it up, however, I would like to know what is on the other side of life, once and for all...  but I don't want to speed life up to find out.

What is interesting about all of this is that my days are not spent wasted.  I am busy doing something all throughout the day.  Maybe being busy helps with not seeing how fast time flies by...  I don't know either way...  I'm just glad that I am busy.