Clock – Daily writing prompt
I remember a story I heard on Tony Robbin’s audio program Time of Your Life (highly recommended).
He recalls when he went to Fiji to buy some land as his own personal getaway. It’s a beautiful place so why not? He remembers being in the water relaxing, when he was startled because he had lost track of time. Being the busy man he is and having several other appointments throughout the day he didn’t want to be late for, he jumped out of the water and ran towards a nearby Fijian man.
He exclaimed, “Sir, do you know what time it is?”
The Fijian man looked at him strangely.
Tony repeated, “Time! Do you know what time it is?”
The man looked up at the sky, then back at Tony and said, “Daytime.”
Isn’t it strange how we’re so worried about being on schedule, on time, getting things done, being so used to our routine, that we cannot stop, slow down, and smell the metaphorical roses?
What is time really? Why is it that time can seem so short, while also feeling so long?
Why is it that when we’re having fun, time seems to just fly by. When we’re in the waiting room of a hospital, time seems to slow down almost to a halt.
Tony Robbins says time is just an emotion.
How we feel affects how time feels to us. So maybe instead of checking the clock all the time, we just enjoy the time we have right in this moment.
Marlo Yonocruz 