Time

 'Time is a sequence of happenings'

Without time, there would be no order to our life and everything in our life would happen simultaneously in a blink of an eye. And that would make our time on Earth very brief indeed! So time is a concept of the mind which spaces out the events or milestones in our life, so that each journey of growth can evolve naturally and progressively. When every personal milestone is reached 'at the right time' we have a sense of unity, a fitting in with the status quo. But if we are late to finish education, get married or have a baby (supposing that this be your personal choice to do these things!) then we can feel that we are failing in some way.

I have never been so aware of time as I am now! When a majority of friends and acquaintances are meeting their partners and getting married and those people are starting families, one is aware of certain milestones in life and those social pressures that come along with it. As a wife and mother, it can become a lot harder to realise and focus on achieving personal goals and dreams. There are other people to think about and usually they come first. But our goals, hopes and dreams are always there waiting to be realised, regardless of our responsibilities.


It's a Serious Word

When all is said and done -
How will you think of me?
Each and every moment,
A sequence of my life in time.

How will it be judged?
I have done what I have done.
Why, my memories;
They are like puddles in the rain,
Sometimes as clear as a photograph,
And other times hazy! Like peering through wet glass.
I fill in the gaps.

Ask me about my emotions.
I remember those intricately,
But I suppose you have no need for those!
They are like clouds passing through my sunshine.
We have to be reminded - that they always pass.

Am I just a cloud myself?
Here today, gone tomorrow.
Everything an illusion;
Along with my puddle of memories,
A mirror, in the looking glass.
Time -
It's a serious word
With weighty expectation.
Time...

LB