Time is such a pain. We want it to go by quickly, at times, but not so quickly at other times. When we have to sit through a most boring lecture, time should speed forward 4x, but when we are sleeping and satisfied, we would like time to move ever so slowly.
You have 24 hrs to live - too soon/not enough time.
You have a presentation to give in 24 hrs - too soon.
You must sit through eight hours at the jury room at the court - way too long.
Go to the dentist for a filling that takes 45 minutes - way too long.
Hiring process, could take two to three months - forever but too soon.
Tenure once hired - four years - way too long.
Time it takes to get from home to hospital - 5 minutes - seems like forever in an emergency
Giving a presentation that is going well - time left 5 min - time goes too quickly.
Court case and you are awaiting sentencing - one month - way too soon.
The Sentence after the court case - eighteen months - seemingly a lifetime.
Being pregnant - 9 months - seems like forever until the 9th month is up.
A class that is exciting and interested, 1.5 hrs - goes by too quickly.
A class that is lacking excitement or life, 1.5 hrs - worse than the dentist.
The primary season - (8 months) has gone on forever.
Once one of them is elected - 4 years - is forever.
Taking the LSAT - 3 hrs - forever.
Going to law school - 3 years - forever.
Police officer stopping you to ask you a question - 2 minutes - forever
a kiss - 2 minutes - a nanosecond.
Time is relative and we forget what is more important in living the life we lead - not so much getting from A to B as quickly or painlessly as possible, but living the life that gets us from A to B and learning from the process. What we think of during the nanosecond, 2 minutes, 3 years, 4 years, 8 months, 1.5 hrs ... is up to us - and not forgetting would be helpful.
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