Time will pass anyway

Tonight is the premiere of the movie Catching Fire. I remember watching the first movie, Hunger Games, and thought about how long I have to wait before the next movie comes out. But here we are, hours away from its release. Time has a funny way of playing with us. We follow it most of the time, making us its slaves but in reality, we should be its master, if only we know how to control it. Time will pass whether we like it or not. In that sense, we are its slave because we cannot do something about it. But during those times that it is passing, we can spend it doing better and productive things. We can spend it with the people who matter in our lives. We can spend it learning a new craft we really are passionate about. We can spend it travelling and seeing new places, learning a new culture. We can spend it working a job that can make a difference. We can spend it partying or we can spend it helping others. It is in our hands how we actually make use of the time.

I remember cutting my bangs the wrong way before and how I obsess on making it longer again. I research stuff online so I can mask the wrongness of the way I cut them. Upon obsessing, I did not realize that the time passed by and my bangs grew out of my bad cut. I spent my time in the wrong way and in that situation, I was its slave. I let time pass by obsessing with what could have been if I cut the bangs the right way instead of enjoying the wrong cut and making it work with the shape of my face or with other accessories. It is how the way we deal with things that make us the master or the slave of time. We may be far away from people we love. Probably we have to wait until finally we will be reunited again with them. In those gaps, we can do something good and not think about the future ahead because it will come anyway. You will be together again and it is just a matter of time that will for sure pass, make use of it until it comes knocking at your door. And before you know it, you are in each others' arms again.

Don't fret, time will pass anyway. We will get older and the right time will come but when waiting, be patient and do not be time's slave.

E