Well, like it or not, everything is happening at once. We can see it that way, or in a more linear fashion, which allows us the experience of the many - or both!
On Apr 1, 11:34 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > I rather opt for the Einstein view, “The only reason for time is so > that everything doesn't happen at once.” > > On Apr 1, 9:43 pm, monkebus <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Time is how we coordinate our efforts of stacking things on top of > > other things in an efficient manner > > > On Apr 1, 8:07 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > as i've said elsewhere, when one finds only the eternal 'now'...all is > > > well > > > > On Apr 1, 4:48 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Your on the right track, fran, with the awareness of time falsehoods. > > > > That's what I thought about years ago, and so began to figure out ways > > > > to have more time for myself. Soon things started to fall into place > > > > and I never again worried about having a job but only thought of how > > > > to make more money in less time. The freedom is not the result of > > > > wealth, but only because most people work at least four hours to make > > > > what I can make in one hour or less, which translates to 3 hours of > > > > free time for every hour that I work. Then of course it is exactly > > > > how you say, setting priorities and eliminating wasteful ventures that > > > > use up free time. I set my own schedules in order to take off > > > > whenever I want, to get away, like a few hour run to the ocean or a > > > > jaunt out to the river for a lazy day, picnic style. My wife > > > > substitutes at a couple of schools so she can allot time for us > > > > whenever as well. I might add that utilities have dropped a great > > > > deal with the use of several solar panels, a 12 volt battery system > > > > and a rain water reservoir, so the $avings also adds to the freedom. > > > > It is not just one thing that makes it work for me but several things > > > > working together in concert that ultimately pays off. > > > > There is another beneficial side effect, that being the ability to > > > > spend more time in the peaceful mode, the tranquility mode. Driving > > > > during the stressful hours of the commuter rush are a thing of the > > > > past and just watching the early morning news traffic report reminds > > > > me how lucky I am. Having to shop at crowded stores and markets are > > > > unnecessary and the list goes on. Consider it the Slipian Slant on > > > > Gruffian philosophy. Hope things work out for everyone out there > > > > wanting to have more time to enjoy life. > > > > Truth is, this economy downturn is getting more and more people > > > > interested in owning their own business and they are realizing that > > > > they can also make twice the money in half the time. An insurance > > > > adjuster friend lost his job a few years back and now he is making a > > > > ton of money as a "private" insurance adjuster handling claims for > > > > corporations and the private sector for a percentage of the settlement > > > > or the savings, depending on which side of the claim he is working. > > > > He can't believe that he wasted all those years working the daily > > > > grind. This economy might just be the wake up call for many people. > > > > I hope so because I'm sick of hearing about wage excesses for > > > > executives, its time the people on the bottom start to realize the > > > > value of their "time". > > > > > On Apr 1, 4:07 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > In the past few years I've become more and more aware of the falsehood > > > > > in the ever-repeated phrase; I haven't got time, I didn't have the > > > > > time, etc. We all have the same amount of time, 24 hours every day. It > > > > > would, of course, be more honest to say; this, that, or whatever, > > > > > isn't/wasn't important enough to me to take the time necessary to > > > > > occupy myself with it. This need not be negative, we set priorities > > > > > all the time. Still, a little more awareness of this fact has helped > > > > > me to see new areas in my life where I have the freedom to rearrange > > > > > things; to realise how much I can actually determine myself. In short, > > > > > to accept and appreciate my own freedom and responsibility. > > > > > > Or, as those deep-thinking philosophers Mick and Keith put it: > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNv0NChe3Y > > > > > > Francis > > > > > > On 1 Apr., 12:40, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > We know that time exists, at least for us, here, within our > > > > > > awareness, > > > > > > unless you are one of those who deem time as an illusion. However, > > > > > > even if time did not exist, one could watch a speck of dust fall and > > > > > > measure that interval and perceive it as time but its existence is > > > > > > not > > > > > > the point. Time is like a commodity which we use, trade and measure. > > > > > > We can spend time, waste time, bide time, utilize time, consume time > > > > > > and even do time, among the numerous applications of time. Aside > > > > > > from > > > > > > the chronological measurement of time we also have the quality of > > > > > > time > > > > > > where something can happen at the right or wrong time or you could > > > > > > have the time of your life, what the Greeks called Kairos. Then > > > > > > there > > > > > > is space time, time dilation, quantized time, relativistic and > > > > > > Newtonian time etc. Time is something we tend to view as acquiring > > > > > > in > > > > > > the form of accumulated time, as in I have a lot of time right now. > > > > > > Personally I haven't had much time lately and haven't been able to > > > > > > respond to many reply posts, so I think now might be the right time > > > > > > to > > > > > > apologize to some of you, I guess you could say, in a timely manner. > > > > > > Ordinarily I try to avoid time as much as possible and only get > > > > > > caught > > > > > > up in it when interacting with someone else who lives by time, which > > > > > > is as of late in a coordinated project. I rarely know what time it > > > > > > is > > > > > > and if asked what time I want something done I usually reply, > > > > > > "whatever time is good for you". Because I have mostly freed myself > > > > > > of > > > > > > time constraints, I can sleep till I'm no longer tired, eat when I'm > > > > > > hungry and simply beat my own drum. This is not easy within a > > > > > > society > > > > > > that operates on global synchronicity. One could measure the > > > > > > durability of something simply by observing the outcome through the > > > > > > test of time. I don't really find much that stands the test of time > > > > > > these days but ultimately the earth and all its wonder certainly > > > > > > has, > > > > > > and sometimes love. The question is, do we really need time? Could > > > > > > we live without it? This is something that has been the subject of > > > > > > many philosophical discussions since, should I say?, the beginning > > > > > > of > > > > > > time. If time has a beginning shouldn't it have an end? I guess it > > > > > > does because we seem to confine ourselves within time segments and > > > > > > set > > > > > > forth various rules of time management, living by the clock, not > > > > > > just > > > > > > within a day but for some, every second, perhaps every millisecond > > > > > > counts. Oops, I'm running out of time! lol > > > > > > > So does time matter for you? How much are you affected by time? > > > > > > > Please take time to answer, if you have the time and if you don't > > > > > > then > > > > > > just make time. > > > > > > > At least give me the time of day!- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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