Time please gentlemen

Time…. When a clock ticks, and Time…..When inside moves differently than outside.

Since before the days of Einstein, time has been one of those topics that many have pondered over, both in terms of its relativity to external on goings, and in its internal form, relative to our perceptions.

Just the other day I woke up…I reached over for my alarm clock, and noted that I had 15 minutes to go before it was due to go off. Placing the clock back in its place, and rolling over, hoping for a few fleeting moments more sleep, I drifted off, wondering how many breaths I could take, before….

And I stood in the woods, not really sure how I’d got there, or what I was supposed to be doing, but I knew I was there, and I knew I was supposed to be there.

I could hear other sounds around me, I could smell the beautiful fresh air and the scent of the woods, and I could see all around me, were opportunities, and marvellous things to be enjoyed.

There were other people around, and we talked about this, and that, walked together, lived together, breathed together, and knew one another in ways deeper than most friends might know one another.

We spent days, maybe years knowing one another and being a part of a higher and deeper space and time, disappeared.

As I rolled over, the sun blazing into my eyes, feeling the soft comfort of the sheets and the quilt, I reached over for my alarm clock and noted… 10 minutes to go before it will be time to get up.

Inside the local supermarket was really quite busy considering what day it was. I had so much stuff to buy. It was almost like a race. The timer was counting down faster than I’d hoped, and as closing time approached, I knew I had to run if I was going to get all the things I wanted.

Like supermarket sweep, running through the isles, grabbing each item and ticking it off the list as I went. Moving extra fast through the chilly frozen food section, making sure to get each and every item without conscious awareness for who might be in the way… Move out…I’m coming through.

Driving home, wondering whether or not I’d paid for what I’d bought, and curious about when I’d got myself this nice new sports car, I opened my eyes, still doing 60 miles per hour, and checked my alarm clock… 8 minutes to go until it will be time to wake up.

I blinked…..the computer screen didn’t quite look the same as it does usually, but then I haven’t got time to spend pondering over whether or not I can see it clearly. I have problems to solve, people to call, and… I must make time to get some nice food from the super market for dinner.

Setting about each puzzle to be solved, pondering, curious about what it was meant to mean… aha…solved…. Tick that one off the list.

A fully days work….all is in order, and I’m happy. I revel in the feeling of success and pride. What a wonderful day.

It’s bright though, not much I can see… Better check my alarm clock…2 minutes until its time to wake up.

I can close your eyes for 2 minutes and still be fully aware of knowing I need to listen out for my alarm…cant I?

I don’t hear it ticking. I’ll just wait. Soon enough it’ll be time, wont it?

I think it’s broken, something’s not right, it should… tick, tick, tick….oh.

1 minute to go and I think its time to wake up now. Perhaps I’ll spend this time stretching, have a yawn, and get ready for something fascinating.

They always say, Time can fly….and they also say, that having fun is the cause.

I wonder whether….Time would fly, too another time, or space, and simply stop…..just for a moment…..to really enjoy what’s on offer.