The worst invention in the world ......Time!
We are the only creatures on earth who have developed a system to track the day down to the last second, by doing so we allow time to control every aspect of our lives, when we eat sleep and how we plan our daily activities . Before the only idea of time was the sun in the sky. If the sun was up, we were up, we only got things done by the light in the sky. If it was going down it was the end of working and the ability to get things done.
Time creates anxiety in us humans, constantly worrying about deadlines and how to function within the allowed time period (enough time to sleep, /complete daily routines) We constantly have the fear of death witch relates directly to the amount of time on this earth. We say we are getting older, so we experience age, but if time was not enforced, would we age the same, I think not. If you instead of saying I am 80 years OLD, said I am 80 rotations around the SUN, you would experience a continuous evolution, and enhancement of life with every passage.
Focusing on the negative and piecing together every action for the day, month, year, not just living life doing what we need to survive like animals, animals like us have daily routines but their routines aren't over powering controlling every little thing they do. We must learn to value the moment and the now (Read echart tolles "THE POWER OF NOW") the ability to do everything needed to provided whats needed to live a comfortable life almost self consciously taking away the stress and anxiety's unless its a life or death matter putting them into survival mode .
We have created a society that has adapted to the use of time causing our entire earth to be reshaped, there is not one part of this earth that hasn't been changed to use time, our globe has been connected with the invention of time/dates but was still connected without time (medieval times had trading routes and postal systems, the goods were shipped and received without the constant stress of the time of arrival).
Places like work use time to control us if we are late its negative and if we spend more time its positive, the amount of time is focused on not the quality of the job completed. Time has been associated with money more than anything, and this has burned into the wiring of our brains. Rich people would buy more time, and poor people would trade time for money. This makes people see time as REAL or Valuable. We can explore the present moment, and this is where all things and magic happens.
Work is not judged by the time put into it but the finished product an example being antiques (most are still working 50 plus years later were you can not find a product made in today market that will stand the test of time let alone not break or have problems within a year; Today's industry's focus strictly on time (faster) and saving money (lower quality), and relies on consistent change, (a renovation does not need to last 50 years anymore with the rate people change their minds, most likely something will change and the old (new at the time) is destroyed and replaced.
If a product cannot be made for a profit it will be out sourced to another country were the costs is reduced, and speed or production is increased, lowering our economy and dollar causing poverty and harm to our people and country . this focus on time effects our decision even when we can clearly see the negative effects it has on us long term .
The only thing that really exists is NOW. The future is a present projection of what may happen in another version of Now. The past is the present perception of another version of now, and you cannot make changes in those perceptions, without doing it NOW. So as I have just explained, everything besides the current moment holds no physical power, and sometimes the future is what makes the present what it is. For instance If your future held a certain experience, or person, you would need a present action to open the door for that opportunity or relationship to take place, and you might wonder why bad things are happening, but they may just be necessary for a future timeline to occur.
The one area time becomes our friend is with business and acquiring a skill. It takes experience (time) to evolve ones work skills. Craftsmanship takes years to of experience and practice to become very good at your trade and be able to do so with speed and the ability to do your job properly, years of experience in the field, you cannot ignore the time put into learning the trade, taking the time and experience for granted. But you CAN decide to have certain experiences, and once you decide to dedicate energy and focus into learning a new thing, you are opening up a new possible future, so the present moment dictates the future one, and vice versa.
Take each moment! Be NOW who you wish to be in the future, and take a minute to enjoy the experience you are having now! These next choices will shape your life!