Time

It is only in recent history that we are so obsessed with measuring time. We even talk about it as if it existed. Does a millimeter exist? They are all just abstract measurement of something. But unlike the physical measurements, time is about change. If things never change, then time is almost useless.

So isn't it funny that many who are most impatient often do not want change. The calendar, the schedule, the countdown are useful if we were at the Olympics of Life where doing something faster, or arriving on time can mean a gold medal.

Time is also called money. Both are useful but if they define our lives, we are in trouble. It is no wonder that money can be seen as evil if they reduce our humanity. If time is money, our schedules can also be evil if we let them take over.

The difference between a slave and a free person is choice. An addict is just a slave who forgot about freedom.

In my hard journey of late, both money and time became the biggest oppressor. Hurry up and earn your keep. Why is the project taking so long? Many for practical or other reasons have ignored my plight.

Despite the seemingly desperate situation because it seemed to take too much time to make money, I only just began to see focusing on these measurements don't help me to make money fast. Thus the more I say hurry up and get income, the desire itself oppresses.

The main problem is having money and a schedule don't really give us what they promise. Security and life aren't really about lots of resource and activity.

In the years of yearning for a schedule of dependable income, I came to see that it is always about how we treat people. People are our bosses, our clients, our colleagues. Measuring our relationships based on time and money is death.

God did not create time or money. We did. Useful though they are in science and finance, we have let them enslave us so we forgot how to nurture relationships and enjoy deeper engagement with loved ones. Always running away to make money. And abiding by schedule that guarantee things don't change.

If change is so important to keep us entertained, keep life fresh and improve our world, we need to see time and money for what they are. Opportunities. Let's focus on a cry for help, eagerness to learn, yearning for change... for they are the honest opportunities that will make life better for all involved.

Then both time and money begin to flow and we are no longer so bored as to check the clock or the balance sheet, instead of seeing the human gems that are waiting for us to harvest.