I recently came across the word zenosyne. It's a noun which describes the sense that time appears to be moving faster and faster, especially as you age, and the inevitable conclusion (death) will arrive before you know it.
When I was a student, even a week of vacation was enough to do everything I wanted to, and the three months of summer vacation felt like an eternity! Now most of my days have at least one commitment penciled in and my to-do list is long. Summer goes by in a flash.
Seconds turn into minutes, which turn into hours, which turn into days, which turn into weeks, which turn into months, which turn into years. Until they don't.
Five years ago today: New Word, Old Idea
Time is flying away
ReplyDeleteGood video. "Life is short and life is long, but not in that order."
ReplyDeleteI was going to build a new shed two summers ago. Maybe this summer.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was going to organize the downstairs storage area. Maybe this summer :-)
DeleteZensyne - oh, dear! it's true and we can't stop it.
ReplyDeletea new word for me but oh so true. I remember those summers when I was in High School...they lasted forever. Now days....Summer has come and gone before we even realize it.
ReplyDeleteHow very true. In the last chapter of my life it is going too quickly.
ReplyDeleteZenosyne—wow, that word just gets it. I swear I blinked and it went from January to June. I totally feel what you said about summer feeling endless as a kid… now it’s like, wait, it’s over already? Life really does start moving at warp speed the older we get. www.melodyjacob.com
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