The Clock Doesn't Have Favorites

The Clock Doesn't Have Favorites

Understanding there is a time for everything.
Madison Baird
Madison Baird Mar 27, 2018
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If I had a superpower, it would be the power to control time. I want the ability to pause, fast forward, and rewind the clock. I want to be Adam Sandler in Click. I want to stop time when I need more sleep and when I need more time to study. I want to rewind time after I make a mistake and say something stupid, and I really wish I could fast forward through boring lectures.

But I can’t control time, it just keeps on going without my consent. Sometimes slow, sometimes fast, the earth never stops spinning and days keep on coming. Yesterday was the first day of the new semester and an hour ago was Valentine’s Day.

I look down at the bottom right of my computer screen and realize, March is almost over. April is approaching. April babies start ordering the balloons and preheating the ovens, birthday cakes need to be iced when cooled.

I think back to the end of winter break when I’m always sad to leave my family and my mom tells me that Spring semester will go by fast. My mom is always right. Although I’m happy that the worst two months of the year, January and February, are in the past, I’m also shocked that it’s almost time to finish up my sophomore year of college. I thought I was only a freshman last week.

It makes me sad that we’ve reached the midpoint of the semester. Despite it being the most difficult and stressful semester I’ve experienced so far, I’m still sad that it’s coming to a close. I don’t want it to be over already and I don’t wish for days to be shorter.

Recently I’ve found myself wanting it to last longer and already missing the things I do. I’m going to miss my job. Every morning at eight o’clock I walk into the office and actually enjoy the monotonous paperwork and extra strong coffee my boss brews. I’ll miss the five o’clock wake up calls and struggling to squeeze an hour at the gym into my days. I don’t enjoy the stress that I’m under but I know soon, it will go away. I know this because Ecclesiastes 3 says:

"For everything, there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away. A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak. A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.”

I include the entire verse because I think it’s important that the Bible directly references these events. In life, these things happen. We are silent, we are loud, we embrace, then turn away, we fight at war, and we rest in peace. Just like there is a time to be an underclassman with a less than ideal schedule, there is also a time to be a senior and enjoy the extra freedom. There is a time to be stressed and to put in the work. And there is most definitely a time to recharge.

This is important because we are supposed to experience every bit of our life in full. We are all allotted bad, stressful, fun, and scary parts in our lives. Time doesn’t tick faster during any one part. Embrace the moment you find yourself in because it won’t last forever.


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Madison Baird
Madison Baird Mar 27, 2018
At Florida State University

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1. Uniforms

Plaid. The one thing that every private school-goer knows all too well. It was made into jumpers, skirts, shorts, scouts, hair ties, basically anything you could imagine, the school plaid was made into. You had many different options on what to wear on a normal day, but you always dreaded dress uniform day because of skirts and ballet flats. But it made waking up late for school a whole lot easier.

2. New people were a big deal

New people weren't a big thing. Maybe one or two a year to a grade, but after freshman year no one new really showed up, making the new kid a big deal.

3. You've been to school with most of your class since Kindergarten


Most of your graduating class has been together since Kindergarten, maybe even preschool, if your school has it. They've become part of your family, and you can honestly say you've grown up with your best friends.

4. You've had the same teachers over and over

Having the same teacher two or three years in a row isn't a real surprise. They know what you are capable of and push you to do your best.

5. Everyone knows everybody. Especially everyone's business.

Your graduating class doesn't exceed 150. You know everyone in your grade and most likely everyone in the high school. Because of this, gossip spreads like wildfire. So everyone knows what's going on 10 minutes after it happens.

6. Your hair color was a big deal

If it's not a natural hair color, then forget about it. No dyeing your hair hot pink or blue or you could expect a phone call to your parents saying you have to get rid of it ASAP.

7. Your school isn't like "Gossip Girl"

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8. Sports are a big deal

Your school is the best of the best at most sports. The teams normally go to the state championships. The rest of the school that doesn't play sports attends the games to cheer on the teams.

9. Boys had to be clean-shaven, and hair had to be cut

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Your 20s Are Some Of Your Best Years, So Stop Wishing Them Away

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Your twenties are some of your best years when you truly learn who you are, what you desire, and what you're passionate about. In your twenties, you need to make mistakes; making mistakes not only teaches you lessons but also shows you what you are good at.

Every mistake, believe it or not, has a positive side to it. You also need to find who you are. This is a key factor of your twenties; aside from the growing you will do beyond your twenties, you grow so much in your twenties. Spend time in your twenties discovering yourself, your likes and dislikes, what you find appealing and not in people, what your preferences are, and what your interests are.

Find new hobbies that will mold you more into who you want to be and show you things you never thought you would like. Find the toxicity in your life and remove it; letting the toxicity stay is allowing the toxicity to win. Find the toxicity and don't allow to have a hold on you any longer. Find the things that make you a better person and do more of those things; volunteering at a humane society or soup kitchen are great ways to do this. Find someone to mentor or find a good leadership opportunity.

Spend time with your family, especially during these years, because you are becoming yourself during these years. Spend a lot of time traveling, whether it is to somewhere else in your state, another state, or another country; introduce yourself to different cultures and lifestyles of different places. Find something to believe in and grow in that; I'm a Christian and one of my focuses is strengthening my faith daily. Make plenty of memories during these years and make these years great.

Live your twenties to the fullest and don't look back!

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