“This thing all things devours: birds, beasts, trees, flowers; gnaws iron, bites steel; grinds hard stones to meal; slays king, ruins town, and beats high mountain down.” - Gollum
“Time is money” – Benjamin Franklin
A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life” – Charles Darwin
The significance of the passage of time, right? The significance of the passage of time, so when you think about it there is great significance to the passage of time…. There is such great significance to the passage of time.” - Kamala Harris
Time.
In the hours after President Donald Trump realised he’d survived his assassination attempt, and his adrenaline levels had gone back to normal, do you wonder if he thought about the fact that the Time he had left on this planet was nearly extinguished?
Do you wonder if he thinks about the Time he has remaining? We all saw how his Granddaughter spoke of him. He should be using his remaining Time with them.
It got me wondering about my own Time remaining on this planet. I’m 38 so hopefully I still have at least another 40 years in this old body of mine.
I think about my accomplishments, of which there is nothing Earth shattering. I’ve lived, loved, seen the world, joined the military and that’s about it.
Not much when you compare to some of the greatest humans of our Time and History.
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 and spent most of his ruling years conducting a lengthy military campaign throughout Western Asia, Central Asia, parts of South Asia, and Egypt. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of history's greatest and most successful military commanders.”
How awesome is that? I know it was a completely different Time in history but a 30 year today could still be living at home with Mum and Dad. Time well spent? That’s situational.
Let’s jump forward in Time shall we.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. Mozart is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, with his music admired for its "melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture". Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. At age five he was already competent on keyboard and violin, he had begun to compose, and he performed before European royalty.”
Crazy isn’t it. I know I’m cherry picking but look at what Mozart achieved with the Time he had available to him. There’s nothing I like better than driving around with Classical FM on the radio.
Here’s on for all the aspiring authors on SubStack.
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who is best known for writing the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction.
Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18 during the year of 1816, the Year Without Summer, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821.
So she spent her Time in the Swiss Alps with her husband writing this masterpiece that still has films and shows made about it today. I do love seeing and hearing from the budding and established authors, here on SubStack. Authors like
who, not only being a mum to young children is releasing a novel in the next month or who I believe recently go the go ahead to have stories included in a Vampire anthology book. Both have spent their Time chasing their dreams and I find that very admirable.
I had a small look around the Internet on things about Time. Here’s what I found.
“Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to compare the duration of events or the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change of quantities in material reality or in the conscious experience. Time is often referred to as a fourth dimension, along with three spatial dimensions.
Time is one of the seven fundamental physical quantities in both the International System of Units (SI) and International System of Quantities. The SI base unit of Time is the second, which is defined by measuring the electronic transition frequency of caesium atoms. General relativity is the primary framework for understanding how spacetime works. Through advances in both theoretical and experimental investigations of spacetime, it has been shown that Time can be distorted and dilated, particularly at the edges of black holes.
Throughout history, time has been an important subject of study in religion, philosophy, and science. Temporal measurement has occupied scientists and technologists and has been a prime motivation in navigation and astronomy. Time is also of significant social importance, having economic value ("time is money") as well as personal value, due to an awareness of the limited Time in each day and in human life spans.”
Quite a mouthful and as you can see, Time is important for scientists as well as all the religious folk out there.
“Many ancient cultures, particularly in the East, had a cyclical view of Time. In these traditions, Time was often seen as a recurring pattern of ages or cycles, where events and phenomena repeated themselves in a predictable manner. One of the most famous examples of this concept is found in Hindu philosophy, where Time is depicted as a wheel called the "Kalachakra" or "Wheel of Time." According to this belief, the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation, and destruction.”
Does anyone today believe this? I think in the modern era, Humans have lost the……….will or desire to create beautiful things anymore. Our era is a cold and steel time. When was the last time we built a beautiful building?
I’ve also heard mention that every 80 years, Mankind goes through some sort of war. Ukraine/Russia and Gaza/Israel certainly point to this. That would certainly point to a wheel of time but on a very shortened Time frame.
The study of Time is known as Chronometry.
“Chronometry or horology (lit. 'the study of time') is the science studying the measurement of Time and timekeeping. Chronometry enables the establishment of standard measurements of time, which have applications in a broad range of social and scientific areas. Horology usually refers specifically to the study of mechanical timekeeping devices, while chronometry is broader in scope, also including biological behaviours with respect to time (biochronometry), as well as the dating of geological material (geochronometry).
Records of timekeeping are attested during the Paleolithic, in the form of inscriptions made to mark the passing of lunar cycles and measure years. Written calendars were then invented, followed by mechanical devices. The highest levels of precision are presently achieved by atomic clocks, which are used to track the international standard second.
Ultimately, Time is a finite resource. The average modern human lives about 80 years. That’s not long. Certainly not long enough to be on the Internet, crying and blocking over the fact
just butt fucked you with a witty comment.Spend time with your family. Pray to whatever God you believe in. Phone that friend you’ve been putting off because tomorrow your Thread could be cut prematurely. Mine nearly was back in 2021 when I was hit by a transit van whilst cycling to work. During my recovery, which s still going on today, I reached out to people I hadn’t spoken with in years and we’re all better of for it, especially in this time of the WEF and Bill Gates wanting to cull populations.
I hope I find you happy and healthy. Remember, don’t waste the Time you have left.
Vulkan
It was a great article!
Aw, thanks mate. I was thinking "this is profound for a Monday!" but it really got me thinking. I'd like to think I make the most of what time I have. I can't wait for things because time doesn't wait for me. Sorry to hear about the incident with the van. Really scary. Glad you're on the mend!