Not from a soap box, but from a hole
Time is a burden. Why do we organize our daily activities
based on a clock? If we
only eat when we're hungry and sleep when we're tired, are we
not healthier?
Let's meet for lunch at 1 o'clock.
On second thought, how about I call you when I get hungry, and
if you're hungry
too, we can eat together.
I'm sorry I was late to work, I had other stuff to do that
I deemed more important
than getting here at the specified chronos frame of reference
which was discussed
when I applied for employment.
We plan and live each day according to a schedule. Some chose
to keep that schedule
very loose and flexible. Others pack their schedule tightly,
needing everything to
happen ideally well, as to not be late for another event.
And so my concern is that Christians lose something by being
so time conscious that
opportunity is lost. This is combatted with the concern that
those who agree to meet
others, be somewhere, or do something at a specific time and
are late or miss all
together have lost respect from those involved.
The first, a pain in the arse. The second, a matter of integrity.
I dont' speak from a soap box, but from the whole I've dug
and into which I've
fallen. I keep a tight schedule, trying to accomplish as much
as I can in one day
and prioritizing so that important events don't get bumped for
lesser things. In the
midst, the plans involving me which I create for others clash
with the plans they've
made for themselves. This consicely explained, but meticulously
expanded idea of
time management keeps me consistently 5 to 20 minutes late for
everything for which
I think I can be late without too much reprocution for myself.
SO maybe I should accept fewer last-minute request for my
time. Maybe I should cut
out all leisure for myself to insure that time I commit to others
gets done. When
possible, I should be thirty minutes a head to all scheduled
events in case
something unexpected occurs. Or maybe I should just never agree
to be anywhere at a
specific time. After all, no one knows for sure what might happen.
If I'm "late", no
one can be upset, because I never promised to be there "on
time". Ah the bliss of
indecision and pleasures of deciding not to stand firm on anything.
People love
that.
If all else fails, I can try to mix the solutions to both
problems. I can do what I
say I'm going to do by being where I say I'll be, at where I
say I'll be, when I say
I'll be there. On any instances when that doesn't occur, all
involved will know that
I was late because I was presented with an opportunity to help
someone in need and
it has nothing to do with my selfish desires.
Time is very precious. Do I represent my beliefs and convictions
in how I manage my time.