stop. just for a second.

i find time is going by far too quickly.

remember when you were a kid, and weeks, months, and especially years would absolutely DRAG. it would take forever for your birthday/christmas/summer to come, and the year between ages 12 and 13 was monstrous, it seemed. whatever happened to that?

now it seems that weeks positively FLY by. i remember last friday like it was, well, yesterday. there's no more waiting, our lives are a constant GO. between school, work, studying, transporting ourselves, sleeping, and occasionally, entertaining ourselves, there is NO time. we absolutely pack our days and nights full of these necessary activities so much so, there is no room left for life itself. not enough time to consciously discover new things, to discuss issues with our friends and expand our horizons to become better people.

maybe i'm getting ahead of myself here, but it seems to me, that life has sped up, big time. i think it's a combination of our "young adult" status, as well as our increasingly global world, teeming with new technology, and new ideas to keep up with, which force us to constantly be on the go. energy drinks are one such product of this way of life. i'm sure it was once unheard of to drink caffeine, guarana, or sugar to KEEP us awake, let alone make us better at the things we do. today, they're a norm. you will not find many university students who HAVEN'T tried a red bull to stay awake to study for an exam, or to take an exam.

however, this, i think is a very western reality. i haven't travelled east of England, but from what i hear, things are very different in many eastern countries. life is less of a run around, and more of, a life (at least in some places). people get more paid holidays, take more breaks during their day, don't work their asses off, and are content with what they have. [i'm not saying that that's everywhere, we are so far removed from the tragedies of many eastern countries, it's ridiculous...but that's another post.] maybe it's the increasingly greedy capitalist society in which we live, that drives us on, pushing our noses closer and closer to the grindstone, until we have no perception of "what could be".

i never want to lose sight of that. i never want to be so overcome with materialism and desire, that i lose sight of the earth i live on and the world community i live among, because humanity is what we're all a part of, and that's what we're truly made of. it's not worth it to me to lose sight of this. the world is a temporary stay that we have, and while we should make the very best of it we can to ensure our health, well-being and security, there is SO much more out there to live, experience, and love than i'm sure any of us can imagine.

so, what began as a rant about myself having NO time to breathe between school/work/studying, turned into a wistful reflection on the goodness of humanity itself.

that was random. double you tee eff?! =)

soph*