Linda: In our culture people often try to chop up time with mathematical precision. It's unnatural.
Lily: Yeah. In some ways I think people would be better off without clocks. Too often we allow time to squeeze us.
Linda: If our priorities are right, we can flow through time without being squeezed.
Ron: Being in the moment: that sounds okay for mystics. However, it is impractical.
Ram: And do you think the way most people spend their lives is practical?
Time Squ/ease - an art work by T Newfields

TIME SQUEASE


"There's no time to study."
"I'm too busy to think."
"I'd like to – on another occasion."
"I'm searching for a schedule opening."

How often have I talked this way,
pretending to be in control of my life?

How often have I said "sometime"
knowing it meant "never"?

Why am I always trying
to squeeze each drop out of time?

Do "afterwards" or "later"
actually exist?

Perhaps all we have is
the potency of each instant –
all else is a myth.

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