Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about time. Even the verbs we associate with it tell different stories: we make time or take time or find time, constructing, stealing or stumbling upon this non-renewable resource.
We also speak of geological time - and it appears we have entered, or even created, a new geological epoch. Scientists studying sediment from the deep floor of Lake Crawford in Canada found evidence of human impact on climate that signal an “Anthropocene age:”
“In seven decades…humans have brought about greater changes than they did in more than seven millennia.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/anthropocene-geologic-time-crawford-lake/?itid=sr_1
On a human scale, we consider the times we are in. This is our time, we might say, or this is not our time. Is this late-stage capitalism, in which our generations will witness its collapse? Will we be the generation in charge when democracy dies, or is reborn with a deeper commitment to inclusion and human rights for all?
Time can drag or fly. Outside of our memories and imagination, it moves in only one direction: forward. We experience it one precious moment at a time.
Our choices in this moment can make, find, lose, or squander time. Let us choose wisely, with compassion, love, and justice as our goals for our age.
Thank you for sharing this journey and your time along the way.