Saving time —- for what
Nov 17, 2020 14:36:57 #
From The Seasons of America Past by Eric Sloane 1955
“ Spring, summer, fall and winter seem to have vanished today; we ice skate on artificial ice, eat strawberries and watermelon all year round , and go about our work regardless of the weather or time of the year. Timber is cut during all seasons now and lumber is dried in an instant. Fruit is forced and tinted to appear tree ripened; even hens are made to lay faster by illuminating chicken barns throughout the night. Almost nothing need be waited for anymore. Certainly there must be loss involved with such speed— a life if appreciation and entry for things which can be had too easy .”
I wonder what he would say today. I for one , at age 76, work and sleep with the light and day not the clock.
I wonder why we are so concerned with “ saving time” since most of us have nothing to do with all that time save.
Just an observation , have a nice day .
“ Spring, summer, fall and winter seem to have vanished today; we ice skate on artificial ice, eat strawberries and watermelon all year round , and go about our work regardless of the weather or time of the year. Timber is cut during all seasons now and lumber is dried in an instant. Fruit is forced and tinted to appear tree ripened; even hens are made to lay faster by illuminating chicken barns throughout the night. Almost nothing need be waited for anymore. Certainly there must be loss involved with such speed— a life if appreciation and entry for things which can be had too easy .”
I wonder what he would say today. I for one , at age 76, work and sleep with the light and day not the clock.
I wonder why we are so concerned with “ saving time” since most of us have nothing to do with all that time save.
Just an observation , have a nice day .
Nov 17, 2020 19:40:19 #
DennyT wrote:
From i The Seasons of America Past /i by Eric S... (show quote)
He is a good write and makes sense. We have a few of his books.
Nov 18, 2020 12:27:56 #
I tried to save time however I simply found that I spent it on something else so there was never any time to bank for use later.
Sometimes "that doing something else" was a necessity, other times it was for enjoyment. Most often however I found that I spent it doing nothing whatsoever.
Regardless of how hard I tried there was never a second to be put in my time bank for later use. Eventually I learned that when in doubt with what to do with my time I just say, "To heck with it....I'll just make another cup of coffee and watch the world go by."
Sometimes "that doing something else" was a necessity, other times it was for enjoyment. Most often however I found that I spent it doing nothing whatsoever.
Regardless of how hard I tried there was never a second to be put in my time bank for later use. Eventually I learned that when in doubt with what to do with my time I just say, "To heck with it....I'll just make another cup of coffee and watch the world go by."
Nov 18, 2020 13:10:38 #
Nov 18, 2020 22:46:44 #
Reminds me of a comment by our guide in Israel when one of the group was, as usual, late. The late comer tried to be funny saying. "Time is money". To which the guide replied, "No, time is time. Once it's gone you cannot buy it back".
So make the most of it.
So make the most of it.
Nov 18, 2020 23:36:09 #
Luckily I had my own business. I supplied wetland plants and designed/installed entire wetland systems around the Southeast.
I never wore a watch...never used an alarm clock... and usually no shoes either.
Contractors would call me and ask when I was going to be on site...
I'd say...before lunch...after lunch...things like that.
I worked by the sun and could tell anyone within 10 minutes what time it was...just by looking up.
It was a road less traveled these days...but it can be done.
Heck, for a few years I would show up on jobs with my pet rooster...lol.
I never wore a watch...never used an alarm clock... and usually no shoes either.
Contractors would call me and ask when I was going to be on site...
I'd say...before lunch...after lunch...things like that.
I worked by the sun and could tell anyone within 10 minutes what time it was...just by looking up.
It was a road less traveled these days...but it can be done.
Heck, for a few years I would show up on jobs with my pet rooster...lol.
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