Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker measures time by presence with a specific person rather than by clocks.
- In plain terms
- Time is felt through relationships, not hours.
- What can you take from it?
- Connection defines how we experience time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you measure time?
- What matters most?
Another view
This view ignores practical needs of measuring time.
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