Time

We live in an era where time seems to have lost its value.

Everyone talks about work-life balance – whatever that might truly mean.

Personally, I can’t stand the term, because the so-called “balance” rarely exists in reality. Most of the time, it’s simply the desire to achieve a lot with minimal effort – while doing as little as possible.

But is the time gained really being used?

Do people truly go offline, switch off, and enjoy the moment?

I don’t think so.

With some, I almost get the feeling they’ve made a pact with Dracula – convinced they’ll live forever. (At least the Dracula part is meant ironically.)

You could believe they’ll be here for eternity, while the sand in the hourglass of life slips away relentlessly. And year after year, that sand seems to get finer – and flow even faster.

On the other hand, there are those who postpone their dreams not because of money, but because of time.

“I’ll do it later…” – a sentence some keep repeating until they’re seventy.

And then suddenly it’s: Now I’m too old for that.

Many unconsciously schedule their lives to the last detail – often because they believe they must own a home. In doing so, they tie themselves down for decades; from their mid-twenties, their life’s rhythm is predetermined until retirement. As if they were going to live for 200 years.

But they won’t.

And many don’t even know how to truly enjoy life – and enjoying it doesn’t mean drinking three liters of wine on the weekend to have “pseudo-fun.”

Enjoying life means experiencing real joy. Offline. Consciously.

Even on vacation, many are already thinking about the next one – always chasing what comes next. The present moment, the conscious here and now, fades into the background.

Time has become a burden for many people.

But, as always – that’s just my opinion.