I am obsessed with time. I constantly plan my life around how much time I have for things, down to the minute. Next to all my homework assignments written in my agenda, I write down time increments for how long I think that assignment will take me to complete. Time is precious, and it scares me that it is so meaningful yet often so fleeting. Things we may think are forever could disappear in a matter of hours. Each minute and second of every day must be taken advantage of and used for good. For this reason, you will be hard-pressed to find me without a watch.
Let it be known that this isn’t a promise that I’ll be on time to things. It just means that I take into account every minute of every day and try to plan my life by how much time things take as the primary focus. I’ve found that many watch-wearers hold the same view. Time is of great importance, and there’s something about wearing a watch to check the time rather than checking a phone that gives a greater importance to time. Watches express a commitment to time and space and busyness, which are qualities that organized people should have. This being said, though, knowing what time it is doesn't correlate to a good use of time. We should keep track of time in order to make time not only for the things we must do (i.e. school or work), but the things that we should do as good people (spend time with friends/significant other, take some alone time, further our knowledge about the surrounding world).
We often forget how important time is until an event is over. Boring events will feel like they drag on forever, and fun events will fly by quicker than we’d hope. It isn’t until an event is over, though, that we usually go back and see how the time passed (in our opinion). The passage of time is felt differently by each person, even though it is something that cannot be changed by anyone and is one of the most constant things we have in our lives as humans. Humans often think we can alter time and bend it in our favor, but the passage of time is a beautiful and necessary evil; it works in our favor sometimes and other times it doesn’t. Regardless, it can’t be changed. This is why people have regrets: Time keeps going even when we decide upon further thought that something we did wasn't right. It's best to think through every moment and action fully and be able to look back on your time with no regrets, feeling like everything that happened in the past was meant to happen.
The most important thing to recognize is that time is precious. It cannot be replaced, and once it is gone, it can never be revisited. Things that are said cannot be taken back or unremembered. Make good use of your time and remember that what happens in time is written in history forever. You can’t take back what you said and you can’t go back on what you’ve already done, so treat people well at the outset and don't have regrets. If you did something bad in the past, do what you can to remedy it, knowing that you can never undo what happened; look to the future for answers. Respect other people’s time and use your time to better the world around you instead of only focusing on yourself. Your time isn’t any important than anyone else’s. Use your time wisely and wear a watch. And maybe, maybe try to be on time to things.