It may sound cliché to say that a new year has 'taken' the place of the old, but in truth, it has. Yet, it is no different from what happens every single day, hour, moment and second from the time that time began.
The concept of time being cyclical was passed down to me by my mythology teacher. And of all the awe-inspiring things he revealed to me, this comes to mind today.
Time, especially the Indian concept of it, is cyclical. As every moment dies, another is born. And so, the wheel keeps moving.
This is probably the genesis for the Indian 'rebirth' systemand our social standard for time where being 15 minutes late is okay. Afterall, for every minute we lose, another evolves up. (So there is no real time loss?)
Coming back to time with this regenerative base- is a new year all that important then?
After all, nothing changes doing what it does. I can’t think of an ant stopping to make a New Year’s resolution because the clock struck 12.Or of flowers suddenly deciding to use sunscreen this season. It’s no big deal to them. It’s us. We’re different. People like to hold on to things: To put oursignatures and stamps on events- those special events that we mentally freeze in our minds and hearts.
We then use these ‘earfolds’ in our life book to relive either a high or a low. Subconsciously, we seem to enjoy this process. Until we find another event to ‘let it go’.
There is no end to this discussion. Just as there is nobeginning (like I said, time is a circle). It’s subjective, relative and convenient. But for a moment, if we can all suspend reality that we can not push the clock back, then there ismuch to look forward to.
Opportunities to be reclaim, people to re-connect, and promises to renew.
Happy New Moments.
The concept of time being cyclical was passed down to me by my mythology teacher. And of all the awe-inspiring things he revealed to me, this comes to mind today.
Time, especially the Indian concept of it, is cyclical. As every moment dies, another is born. And so, the wheel keeps moving.
This is probably the genesis for the Indian 'rebirth' systemand our social standard for time where being 15 minutes late is okay. Afterall, for every minute we lose, another evolves up. (So there is no real time loss?)
Coming back to time with this regenerative base- is a new year all that important then?
After all, nothing changes doing what it does. I can’t think of an ant stopping to make a New Year’s resolution because the clock struck 12.Or of flowers suddenly deciding to use sunscreen this season. It’s no big deal to them. It’s us. We’re different. People like to hold on to things: To put oursignatures and stamps on events- those special events that we mentally freeze in our minds and hearts.
We then use these ‘earfolds’ in our life book to relive either a high or a low. Subconsciously, we seem to enjoy this process. Until we find another event to ‘let it go’.
There is no end to this discussion. Just as there is nobeginning (like I said, time is a circle). It’s subjective, relative and convenient. But for a moment, if we can all suspend reality that we can not push the clock back, then there ismuch to look forward to.
Opportunities to be reclaim, people to re-connect, and promises to renew.
Happy New Moments.
