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Time

Life is very short, and there’s no time
For fussing and fighting my friend…

And so life is, as stated in the famous song. Analyzing the past decade or so of trying to carve a name for ourselves, we now stand on the limelight, trying to further discover where we are, where we want to go and what we want to be.

Many have gone out, trying their luck at the far shores. Many have turned away from their original calling. Some have stalled to try their luck later. Some have remained, and some have prevailed.

But, no matter where we go after the hallowed halls of the former location of the College of Architecture, we have to remember that time is short. Great decisions have to be made where and when we plan to settle down, what we really want to due, and what we want to pursue.

Nearing the great three-ohs, we can only wonder where we will be a few years from now. Shall we follow suite with what the other generations have done, or shall we digress and try to set a new pattern for our lives?

While on the bus bound for Quezon City, I chanced upon a 30-something male vendor, who looks rather disappointed with the pace of his work for the day. The guy sells toys on the streets, and I can see the look of hopelessness on his face, as it was nearing dusk already. Maybe he has yet to earn his quota for the day, or maybe he has financial problems and hopes to solve it immediately between the bounds of the aging day.

After watching him from the window of the bus for approximately 10 minutes, he finally makes a sales contact, earning a measly 100 pesos, where he can earn a little as 10 pesos or less for one toy. 10 pesos for 10 minutes. Time is running out for the guy.

I wonder where I will be when I reach his age, maybe with a family or a large responsibility? If decisions have to be made as to where I want to go, maybe I should make them now, for as I have stated earlier, life is indeed short, and time indeed goes by faster than we think.

Time out, let’s stop and think for a while.

posted by nap @ 12:48 PM