Bertrand Russell once said, "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." Now there's a quote meant just for me. Somehow "wasting time" elicited feelings of guilt and sometimes shame. After all, time is a precious commodity. It is all we have really and to waste it is, well, a cardinal sin, isn't it? Or so I thought. But now I realize that maybe this is not so.
First, you cannot waste something that does not exist. Time is a construct of man to better order his world and activities. We need a mutally agreed upon means to intersect and achieve our goals and objectives. All we have is now but if we only live in the now, we could lose all track of....well....time.
Second, who says doing something you enjoy is wasting time? Some of the most valuable discoveries in life are made while doing something totally unrelated. Haven't you ever had the "aha" experience while in the shower? Haven't you suddenly realized the solution to that nagging problem at work while watching "I Love Lucy"? Didn't your ever suddenly happen on a new way of looking at the universe while idly gazing at the Big Dipper?
Third, wasting time is a great way to give the mind some much needed R & R. If you are constantly using every moment of the day and night to work on things that matter, you will become very tired...even burn out. Play is what makes life worth living. Even just sitting not thinking, dreaming or even meditating...just emersing yourself in a emptyminded mindlessness...gives the mind and your spirit and your soul a much needed chance to regenerate.
So there you have it. You really cannot waste time. Time is not real therefore you cannot use it, conserve it or even spend it. It is as intangible yet real as is the spirit and the soul. It is always and ever and will always and ever be. Time, my friend, is on your side.
Finally, in the words of Albert Einstein, "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." Now that makes sense.
First, you cannot waste something that does not exist. Time is a construct of man to better order his world and activities. We need a mutally agreed upon means to intersect and achieve our goals and objectives. All we have is now but if we only live in the now, we could lose all track of....well....time.
Second, who says doing something you enjoy is wasting time? Some of the most valuable discoveries in life are made while doing something totally unrelated. Haven't you ever had the "aha" experience while in the shower? Haven't you suddenly realized the solution to that nagging problem at work while watching "I Love Lucy"? Didn't your ever suddenly happen on a new way of looking at the universe while idly gazing at the Big Dipper?
Third, wasting time is a great way to give the mind some much needed R & R. If you are constantly using every moment of the day and night to work on things that matter, you will become very tired...even burn out. Play is what makes life worth living. Even just sitting not thinking, dreaming or even meditating...just emersing yourself in a emptyminded mindlessness...gives the mind and your spirit and your soul a much needed chance to regenerate.
So there you have it. You really cannot waste time. Time is not real therefore you cannot use it, conserve it or even spend it. It is as intangible yet real as is the spirit and the soul. It is always and ever and will always and ever be. Time, my friend, is on your side.
Finally, in the words of Albert Einstein, "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." Now that makes sense.
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