We all want to hold onto time, and yet, time is a concept with abstract words.
What exactly do we want to hold onto?
A snapshot of our life, a state of being, a permanent situation. A chance to make a difference or a chance to make more money. Staying young becomes a quest.
We all want more time to fill our days and nights with business, pleasure, and even ecstasy. We all compete for more time. We don’t want to believe it is all a ruse.
In the long run all will dim and most will be forgotten. Life is inherently impermanent. As individuals we perish, as a collective group we sustain our species for a little while longer. Life as we know it will eventually end.
The clouds can hold onto time in suspended animation. However, one cannot really live in an animated state.
In the meantime, let’s celebrate the ones we love and give thanks for the passage of time. If time didn’t pass for us we would just be river stones.
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