Some people skip through life; some people are dragged through it. I sometimes wonder whether we are moving through time of time is moving through us.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life feels like being dragged or moving quickly; the quote questions who is really in control of time.
- In plain terms
- People move through life differently, raising questions about time and agency.
- What can you take from it?
- Question whether you control your time or it controls you.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you moving or being moved?
- How do you spend your time?
Another view
It is vague and doesn't offer a solution.
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