TIME….Its so abstract. I mean, its not something that one can touch, or feel, or see, or hear, or taste. None of the senses can detect it. Yet, it is the most important thing in our lives. Time, or in some cases, the lack of it, is the fine difference between winning and losing.

TIME….I once read somewhere that time is the fourth dimension. Yet, time itself is not uni-dimensional. Within that one dimension, lay multiple layers. Multiple other sub-dimensions. If that makes any sense. There are so many different levels to time. So many different meanings of time. The most obvious one is time as an object. Like the time difference between here and Chicago. Its something real, something concrete. But then there is the less concrete form of time, which you need to manage efficiently in order to get things done. Like the time I should have spent getting my things packed, but decided to spend on sleep. In this case, time is money like they say. You have to budget it, you have to spend it wisely, and when you dont spend it wisely, you almost always end up regretting that.

But there is yet another less concrete form of time. And perhaps the most important one. Time as an investment. And i guess that sort of ties in with the concept of time as money. But its not the same. When you dont invest the time, the repercussions of it can be felt years down the track. And just like with money, sometimes it is hard to decide how much time to spend and how much time to invest. And lately, I have been spending far too much time, and not investing as much as I should be. And thats what i realised today. Sometimes, you tend to take aspects of your life for granted, and dont invest enough time on those aspects. Its not something we do consciously, its quite a sub-conscious process going on.

But then, one day, it hits you like a ton of bricks that you have been making a mistake. You know, its surprising how good I am when it comes to organising other people. Plan a surprise party in a week. No probs. Organise my friend’s love life: anytime. Do groundwork for moving to Hamilton: yeah sure. But I am a total disaster when it comes to organising my own life, my own room, my own notes, you name it, its a mess. Coz when it comes to me, I cant manage the time in an efficient way. I guess I have been luckier than most people, in that I am surrounded by people who are willing to give me second chances. People who are willing to stand by my side when I am making mistakes that I cannot see, or will not see, and yet, not be angry with me for that. And even though they suffer because of my mistakes, they never falter in standing beside me. Instead when i realise my mistakes, and feel like an idiot for making them, I am lucky enough to have people who are there to insist that my mistakes didnt hurt them, even when we both know that they were hurt. All for the want of a little more efficient time management!