As Days (Or Years) Go By

Another year has gone by in the blink of an eye.  In my youth, I used to think that time was always running too slow or in a recursive loop like the movie Groundhog Day.  In the past several years, time started to overtake me, and I now find myself in the reverse position. Scientifically speaking, time is a constant and does not change.  There is a finite measurement which governs the span of seconds, minutes, hours, days, and so forth.  There seems to be an inverse relationship between age and the perception of speed at which time passes.  I never quite understood it so vividly until a few years ago.

Last month, I was roasting marshmallows with friends, and for some reason I remembered the quote "time is the fire in which we burn."  As I recall, that quote came from Star Trek Generations, in which time was seen as a predator stalking its prey.  It's an interesting analogy, and has felt somewhat accurate in the last couple of years.  Moving forward, though, I think the philosophy of Ferris Bueller works best.  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Happy 2013!

See ya.