How amazing time is, and how amazing we are. Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. Yesterday we complained of time and feared it, but today we love and embrace it. Indeed, we have begun to perceive its purposes and characteristics, and to comprehend its secrets and enigmas.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote reflects on how our relationship with time shifts from fear to appreciation over time.
- In plain terms
- We grow to love and understand time instead of fearing it.
- What can you take from it?
- Shift your view of time from an enemy to a guide.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How has your view of time changed?
- What fears about time do you still hold?
Another view
Not everyone finds peace with time due to trauma or loss.
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