Time flies when you're having fun

Time is a funny thing. Sometimes it seems to be the only thing that matters in life and it never feels the same. At times it goes so slow, some other times it disappears without a warning. Why are we so obsessed with time?

Almost everything can be measured in hours and minutes. We tend to say "it's a two-hour-drive from here to there" instead of the number of kilometers because the length of the trip is easier to understand using the time it takes. I often illustrate the degree of difficulty of some exam by telling how long it took me to finish it. Every meeting is settled with an exact time of the day, every store functions according to the clock. Waiting for the time to pass, whether it is minutes, hours, days, weeks or even months might sometimes feel unbearable. Not to mention years... but we have to believe that it is worth the waiting.

I am no exception in this crazy, busy world. I always wear a watch and as said before, I hate being late. I get frustrated while waiting too long in traffic lights, I suffer during a never-ending lesson and I complain when a summer went too fast. Time never goes the way we want it to. No matter how badly we sometimes want it to stop or at least to slow down, it never obeys. All we can do is to adapt to its tricks.

The reason why I am thinking about time right now is that I only have one normal day of high school left before exam week and final exams. It makes me wonder where the past two and half years disappeared. At the same time it feels like forever. All these beautiful, hilarious, unforgettable memories are lasting evidence of these great years with great people. 

Although time is something you never get back if once lost, there is plenty of it ahead of you, and we all should make the most of it. I couldn't be more curious and excited to see what it will bring to my path. I will enjoy the sweet and bittersweet memories of my past because I can learn from each of them. However, I will not hold on to them too tight. Making new memories is way too important to be skipped. 

The only thing I can say for sure is that time will never stop annoying and surprising us. Maybe that is exactly the point, though. A little excitement in you life is always more than welcome, right?