"How long am I supposed to wait?" - Discovery, Can You Discover?
Prompt 15: Discovery
What discovery did you make in 2011? What kind of impact did it have on how you view the world today?
"We lose weeks like buttons, like pencils." —Dave Eggers
I discovered that the older I get, the faster time moves. In the blink of an eye it's been weeks since I've seen someone, days since I failed to return that call, hours that I let an issue linger without facing it.
Those moments don't come back. That missed video chat was a lost opportunity to see a needed smile or have a good laugh or learn something deep about the people I care for. That unsettled issue lays in wait like a mine waiting to explode later when it could've been defused with just a little quality time and passionate conversation. That excuse of not having enough time means important things linger unfinished like doctor's appointments and paperwork. I don't have enough time so I miss out on acknowledging important personal milestones of those I care for most.
Those moments are lost.
Like buttons, like pencils.
I don't know if it's impacted me yet. I acknowledge here that I should not take these things that I obviously think about and care about for granted, and yet, I don't have a plan to do something about it.
A running theme for me is this desire to feel more connected to those I love. To the world, really. To not get caught up in the world "up here" and make the small but meaningful efforts to be part of the world "out there" in the here and now.
And yet.
And yet I lose weeks. Like buttons. Like pencils.
Soundtrack for this post
- Can You Discover by Discovery
- Rediscover Me by Wale
- (Who Discovered) America by Ozomatli
- Undiscovered First by Feist
- The Bad in Each Other by Feist