Where has the time gone?

It's that time of year when the days are getting shorter, the nights longer, the day sky bluer, the evening sky darker, and at sunrise one can see the Morning Star, Venus, hanging near the new moon as it rides away before the exploding reds and orange of dawning day. And it is that time of year that reminds me that I ain't gettin' any younger.




And it's not just the changing season that is reminding me.  I have been receiving invitations to the weddings for the children of friends and relations far and wide.  The kinder still look like pre-teens to me, but most are young professionals in their late twenties and early thirties who have established themselves in fulfilling jobs and are now rather independent adults. Some of them, including several of my own offspring, have advanced to the stage of buying homes and having children of their own. 


Wait...When did this happen?  Wasn't it last week that they were taking swim classes and dance lessons?  Wasn't it yesterday when they were deciding on a college to attend?  Where did the time go? Well...time marched on, and we all went with it.




And time provides us with quite a ride.  It takes you to unexpected places with interesting twists and turns. You take a job; you rent an apartment; you marry or not; you buy a house or two in your journey; you take a new job or promotion; you move or stay. Family and friends marry or not; some marry more than once. Some may remain single by choice or chance. Some become single again due to a death or divorce. Several move away; you loose touch. Children move out. They marry or not.You downsize. Time continues to roll by you.




Soon you are at the age of retirement.  If able to make that step, you either embrace it or hate it. It is better to embrace and like it; you earned it. Use your retirement to explore and do new things.And time continues to fly by.




Winter will soon be upon us yet again.  Yet it does not remind me so much of the passage of time as does the Fall. Perhaps it is watching the falling leaves in my neighborhood that makes the passage of time all the more visible.




Winter brings its own joys: holiday time with those we hold dear; a feeling of general goodwill across the city. Holiday lights and parties abound and keep us active throughout the cold of December and January.




And time moves forward, and we do too, at least for the time being.


For another take on time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZdlhUDEJo