My Understanding of Time
Time - The Ultimate Currency It is much more than the clock on the wall or your wrist or smartphone. Just like many other things in life, we understand time differently. Different cultures and religions around the world have different philosophies about time. We have "African time", "Asian time", etc. Others see it as eternal, while others see it as limited. Some don't even celebrate birthdays because it reminds them of the existence of the death date. Let's do a bit of time maths. The life expectancy in South Africa is 65 yrs, meaning you have roughly 24 000 days to live or 570 000 hours. So if you are 25yrs old, you have already spent your 219 000 hours (38%), they are gone, and you'll never ever get them back. Of course, these numbers are very rough estimates, but they bring about a new perspective and sensitivity. Time is the ultimate currency. Everything else that I know in life can be recovered and/or stored for future use; time lost is lost foreve...