There are times when time is a big consideration. Does he have enough time? Is he wasting time? How long will this take? Is time going by too quickly?...as if he really thought it was something he can control. We can actually. Recently he wrote of the perception of time being different in spring, more so than the other seasons. It appears that time is really in the mindset, and all related items, such as what we are doing with it, or not, are completely independent of some clock ticking away in the sky. Brilliant. Duh.
When he thinks of the time spent on the side of the road, waiting, he smiles. He loves that time. It gathers up a combination of limited expectation from himself, the hope in the generosity of humanity, and the strange connection to some universal tug. Yeah, seriously. Which car or truck, driven by which human being, the son or daughter of who, raised where, with what story or concern on their minds, and of course for all you time whores, when?
When he thinks of the time spent on the side of the road, waiting, he smiles. He loves that time. It gathers up a combination of limited expectation from himself, the hope in the generosity of humanity, and the strange connection to some universal tug. Yeah, seriously. Which car or truck, driven by which human being, the son or daughter of who, raised where, with what story or concern on their minds, and of course for all you time whores, when?
He always was enamored with Tom, Mark Twain’s character, and the white-was
hing story. Although Tom may not have been as industrious as most, at least he knew what he wanted to do, fish, enjoy the blue sky and watch the birds overhead. But certainly, completing the fence painting would bring pleasure and pride, but only if it was Tom’s choice.
hing story. Although Tom may not have been as industrious as most, at least he knew what he wanted to do, fish, enjoy the blue sky and watch the birds overhead. But certainly, completing the fence painting would bring pleasure and pride, but only if it was Tom’s choice. Stripped of choices, like standing on the roadside waitin’ on a ride, reduces expectations, enhances perception and limits our time controlled choices to one, waiting. And therein lays the enjoyment.
All knowledge and enjoyment come from experience and perception….tabula rasa.....if he remembers Phil 102 correctly. Perhaps time is on our side, or not.
