Time

 

I stared at the words written on the cover of a notepad;  instant flashes of my past years stirred my emotions. I wonder who wrote the beautiful piece and imagine the person had gone through the taints and emotional aftermath of bitter sweet experiences.

Life, I believe, is akin to a pile of stacked up memoirs of experiences, collections of triumphant and ecstatic moments, disappointments and emotional scars. Inevitably, these experiences are necessary for emotional and spiritual growth.

As we sail through life, stormy, calm, and sunny weather confronts us. Riding through rough times while remaining steadfast and focused is our test of faith and endurance. Unfulfilled dreams trigger remorse, but for lack of trying and taking life for granted, we have ourselves to blame; this, a wise old man told me, in my childhood days.

TIMES OF OUR LIVES 

“Time and tide wait for no one.” I know this not just by hearsay, but from experience. Time had its schedule and mercilessly moved on. There were moments when I could not catch up.

Childhood 
Yes, time can really do so much in people’s lives. I remember the time of the year when the monsoon season was a fear factor in my childhood. One day, three adventurous kids below 10 ventured to a nearby beach on their own and told a white lie; I was one of them. A sadistic relative terrorized us by saying thunderbolts would strike children who told lies. Each time when thunder roared above our heads, we raced and took cover under tables and chairs. We felt doomed for having lied and believed we sealed our fate.

Of course, like the weather that came and glided away, although time then seemed to crawl. Time took its toll and along with it, our innocent years.

Adulthood
We moved along with time, and then came the next phase of life. We experienced the process of change and time took away the people who were important in our lives, including our sadistic relative. Somehow, time seemed to move much too quickly, and we could not keep pace. We pursued our dreams and goals in life, and sometimes cried out ‘there’s not enough time’. We were angry, that time was hasty and ruthless, for having left us behind.

Golden years
Then comes the golden years, when we have all the time in the world. But then, it seems like our time is running out. Our anxiety makes it move even faster than our heartbeat. Yes, time can be merciless, for it again took away the people we loved and what mattered to us in life.

THAT ONE MOMENT IN TIME
Time continues with its persistent journey. We can only ride along, but still need to catch up with its pace and momentum. We yearn for that ‘one moment in time, when we are more than we thought we could be’. When that one moment comes, if we let it slip away, that moment in time is no longer a gift to take.

Whitney Houston with her rendition of "One Moment in time".

 

                               

Whitney was the most powerful female vocalist I’ve heard in my lifetime. Not a singer in the world could deliver this song the way she did. Whitney had her wish for that “one moment in time” she asked for. Her memories will linger, as she delivered her pledge of “eternity”, with this song!

Epilogue

Follow Nee Rose, the lead character in Mystique Isle, (Book 1, 2 & 3); only 17, yet she persevered with time, challenged confrontations, and believed that time would unveil reasons for everything that happened to her in life.