How Time Flies When I Am In A Hurry
Below is a MRR and PLR article in category Self Improvement -> subcategory Time Management.
How Time Flies When I’m in a Hurry
Word Count: 890
Summary:
Have you ever felt like time speeds up when you’re on vacation? It might just be true! Based on my (admittedly shaky) calculations, a vacation minute lasts less than 20 seconds.
Keywords:
time, vacation, fun, humor
Article Body:
Doesn’t it seem like time zips by when you’re on vacation? Though I may not have excelled in calculus, I've estimated that a vacation minute is shorter than 20 seconds. That’s part of why those days fly by.
Moreover, during vacation weeks, it feels like there are no days starting with 'T.' That might be why your vacation vanished so quickly this summer. If you dig deep enough, there’s always a reason.
The real question is: where does all that time go?
Have you noticed that when you’re rushing, it seems to take twice as long to get anywhere? It doesn’t matter what day or time it is, if you’re running late, Old Father Time throws obstacles your way. It's his form of entertainment.
When I leisurely drive across town with time to spare, I never hit a red light. Sometimes, I swear I’ve arrived 10 minutes before I left.
Conversely, if I’m pressed for time, Father Time notices. He gleefully ensures that every traffic light is ready for me. His instructions are clear: when you see me coming, turn red.
Father Time’s attention can be quite embarrassing.
Then there's the train on 17th Street. I can drive down that street for weeks and never see the train. Sometimes I question if it even runs.
But whenever I’m late, things change. Inevitably, the train appears, slower and longer than ever, just for me.
The worst prank Father Time plays is at the checkout counter. He seems to have a special arrangement with the checkout staff. I once found 17 days lost during my 1978 vacation just while standing in line.
Last week, my wife and I were hurrying to an appointment. The details don't matter?"we didn't make it, thanks to Father Time. On the way, I foolishly told my wife, "I need to stop at the grocery store for a minute.” Father Time laughed hysterically at that.
Inside, I headed straight for the item I needed, only to find that the store had been rearranged entirely in my honor.
Now, not only was I in a hurry, but I also couldn’t find what I came for. If I wasn’t a man, I might have asked for directions.
Tired of waiting, my wife joined me and found the item. All that was left was the checkout.
No matter the line, it’s always the slowest. Even alone at the checkout, luck isn’t on my side. Usually, it’s a trainee’s first day.
Am I losing my hearing, or do young people speak a different language? It took me 10 minutes to realize the trainee was saying, "Hello, how are you?"
Of course, I wanted to pay by check. That's when Father Time laughed the loudest. Using a check requires 16 forms of ID and a note from your mother. I only had 15.
By the time we got to the car, it was too late for our appointment. Father Time won.
Time is precious, and we often waste it. One major area of time waste is in our relationship with God.
The Apostle Paul warned of this in his letter to the Romans: "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." (Romans 13:11 KJV.)
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