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Friday, August 11, 2006
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Of Time
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Time... You can view it in many different angles. One can argue that Time is a very limited item. A person's Time is bound by his or her life span. How many years does a man has to live here in this cruel Earth? 60, 70, 80 years? Limited...
But a person can say that Time an infinite commodity. If you count the numbers of seconds the world has spend in existence, it'll seem like Time is indeed infinite and boundless. Yes, Time always runs out but is never gone. Time goes on and on forever (even forever is a function of Time).
Some can even say that Time is not a universal element. It can exist somewhere but may not exist everywhere. Some argue that Time is relative to the velocity of an object. Some say that God Himself is not bound by Time, and Time does not exist in His kingdom.
Honestly, I am not really sure with my conceptualization of Time. I somehow believe that Time is just a concept formulated by Man in order to give a certain order to his world. It's just something we invented out of our innate desire to measure, govern, and give order to our environment. Well, maybe it's just me and my idiosyncratic ideas.
And so, while I am writing this entry, I began to reflect on how I use Time. Yes, I believe that Time is something man-made (and in effect, we can opt not to be governed by it) but I am still choose to be influenced by it - just to be able to move in accordance to how the rest of my environment. So, I came up with the following list of things I do and how many hours (per day) I spend with each:
- Going to school - 6 hrs (per day, average)
- Sleeping - 8 hrs
- Eating - 2 hrs
- Watching TV - 1 hr
- Using the computer - 5 hrs
- Having coffee - 1 hrs
- Hanging out - 4 hrs
- Misc. recreation - 2 hrs
- Chatting (y!m, in person, etc) - 10 hrs
- Personal Grooming - 1.5 hrs
- Day Dreaming - 8 hrs
- Working with my SP - insignificantly low
- Household Chores - 1.5 hrs
- Researching/ Academic Affairs - 1 hr
- Texting/ Using the cellphone - 3hrs
- Writing (blogs, papers, testimonials, etc) - 1 hr
*Note: The total number of hours exceeds 24. This is because I do some "Multitasking" - I do two or more things at the same time (e.g. studying and chatting, going to classes, texting, and day dreaming, eating and sleeping)
Well, there you have it - a good view on how I spend my every day. I do adjust my Time allotment every once in a while to accomodate some things that I consider worth the Time. You see, you have the freedom to spend yout Time the way you want (some may argue with tis but I still believe that one can have the freedom to choose if he/she just puts his/her heart into it :D). So, how do you spend yours?
[Hmmm..Now, how can I make significant time for SP? I guess I have to sacrifice something for Equivalent Exchange ... Maybe I should cut the time I spend with household chores...hehehe.. ] |
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posted by roj
6:55 PM
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