Time vs Your Life

Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. These are expressions of time. According to Wikipedia, Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future. Awesome definition.

Did you notice the words indefinite, continued process and irreversible? Yes, those are the key words for me. Time is indefinite. It rolls in continued process. And the disheartening fact is that it is irreversible. Apart from this wonderful definition of time, another school of thought has defined it in one word - life. I think this second definition summarises it well. Time is indeed your life.

Time is the currency of earth. It is the exchange factor for life. Money is the currency for the payment of goods and services. But time is the currency for the payment of life. You die when you run out of time. It's as simple as that. So this invariably means that whatever you spend your time doing, you are as well parting with a fraction of your life. Now, if time is indefinite, irreversible and also synonymous to life, do you consciously take note of how you spend this rare and expensive currency?


Most times, adults (real grown ups) track how they spend their money. They are very conscious about how money comes in and also how it is spent because they feel that their lives depend on it. But does your life really depend on money? Nope. It does not. Your life depends on time. And guess what? It is a gift.

Time is transient. It is also invaluable. But unfortunately, you cannot determine how much time you get. Although, you can determine how you spend it. Every human gets the same quality of time but in the end, it is dependent on each individual to determine the value of their time - their life. How you spend your time daily either devalues your life or increases its value.

Be conscious of how you spend time. The what, where, why, how, and who you spend your time with determines who you are. Remember, although time is indefinte and in continued process, it is also irreversible. Spend your time wisely