It's about time

Ok, so this might seem strange. I have noticed this thing in me. I used to not like when things come to an end. I don't like for movies to end, I don't like Sunday night, I don't like last day of summer, and so on. It’s almost like I don’t believe in “the end”. It means to me is that the cycle is broken if there is an end. And for me there is no such a thing. Let’s take it step by step. What is the ultimate end of all things? - Correct, death. But in many cultures, death is not the end it is a process of reincarnation, you die to be reborn. Life/Death/Life. Winter has to be in order for spring to come. There is always death in life. Death IS part of life. I think in my research this metaphor transcended so deeply it almost feels like I reject the endings of any kind. I reject the linear view of life. There is always something left, some “ember” that will lead to a new fire.

Do you remember in Lord of the Rings, there is a recital, that has the following lines:

From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.

And that there is exactly my point. The poetry has a magical property that heals the soul, soothes the spirit and brings back purity and awareness. When I read these lines, it became clear (clearer) to me. There is no such thing as “the end”, fatality, ruination and destruction. Even when it feels like it, consider crash as a gift, a way for transformation.

Also, I notice that when I'm aligned with my true self I live the right the healthy cyclical life, I notice different stages of life, I don't stress if I don't finish something by the end of the day, because I know there is no ending of the day, there is always next day, and next to next, and so on. And that leaves no room for stress in this system, there is no "dead line".

I think it is important (and better sooner than later) to understand it and maybe to make a review of how we spend our time.

As I mentioned before, different cultures interpreted death as a part of cycle. If you do some research you'll also find references and even personifications of time, in Biblical, Sanskrit and Greek cultures for instance. They are all metaphors to the same concept, where there is a quantitive time and qualitative time, there is 5 minutes, one hour and 3 days, and there is time to work , time to rest, the opportune time. With Greek mythology we refer to it today as Chronos vs. Kairos time. Chronos represents the linear time, the one we can count, and Kairos represents that opportune time.

Why is it important to be able to live the Kairos time? Because it doesn't always matter to be able to respect the linear timing of a given period, but oh is it always important to enjoy the given time. And also, if you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Same five minutes spent in the waiting room of a dentist and holding your newborn are not the same five minutes.

Try to appreciate your given time, however small, however glorious.