Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Mystiko, not concerned with time of day

Time is not on my side. No it's not.

Yesterday this became very clear when we showed up an hour late for our granddaughter's school performance. We missed the whole show. I was overcome by a sense of loss that could not be repaid.

As the designated narrator, nine-year-old Viva was a central character in the performance which included music and.... I don't know. We weren't there. Until after.

How could this happen?

A senior moment?

Notice how everything is defined by "moments" of time.

Viva after the show

Barbara and I thought the gig started at 11 when it actually started at 10. It really came down to the difference between two numbers. And a misunderstanding.

We had paced ourselves so as not to get there too early! We were "killing time."

If we had known it was going to be held "mid-morning" maybe we wouldn't have missed it.

The clock keeps ticking.

What a morbid thought.

Life is happening not ticking. This count-down thing makes it sound like a game. Did you change your clock? Set your clock? What difference does it really make? It's essentially the same.

So I have decided to write to the Big Chief, the one who makes these types of decisions about what time it is, to suggest that we eliminate clocks and references to time.

Sun goes down: it's night. Day breaks: it's day. The trains run in the morning and throughout the day. Enjoy your lunch when you're hungry. Go to sleep when it's dark.

No more senior moments. Life becomes fluid, not regimented, no fake schedule.

Time is not real. It's a hoax.

Then I doubt we'd miss the show. We did get the day right.