Do We Have A Certain Time Frame To Complete Tasks?

Hey, you. If you're reading this, I hope you have your seatbelt fastened because this discussion will take you on a long ride. You may be wondeirng about time and how it plays a colossal role in our daily lives. You may think you need more time to complete something. You may also believe that if you had more time that you'd be able to get everything done on your to do list. Here's the thing, whether you'd like to believe it or not, we have all of the time in the world to handle what needs to be taken care of. The only thing that is stopping us from doing so is fear and believing that we have all of the time in the world.

Let's begin with unlimited time. Everyone likes to assume that they have all of the time to do something simply because it's not something to worry about now. For instance, when someone doesn't treat you the way you deserve, it's fair to say you deserve an explanation and a sincere apology. As the individual who wasn't treated properly, there's probably a billion questions running through your mind. First, you're pissed off because why would anyone want to treat you a way they wouldn't want to be treated. Second, why isn't the other party not making any effort to reach out to you immediately to address the matter? The answer is simple. People are afraid of the multiple outcomes that could arise from trying to discuss the situation.

But I truly think it’s difficult for others to understand what believing they have ‘unlimited time’ can affect others’ lives. Remember that person you got into a bad argument with and instead of holding yourself accountable you became defensive? Remember that time you lied to someone you really care about because you were too ashamed of your wrongdoings? Remember when you tried to tell that person how they should feel when they communicated that you hurt their feelings? The thing is you do remember, but you keep forgetting that time is running out and it may be too late to apologize and ask for forgiveness.

It’s safe to say that we, as people, aren’t perfect no matter how hard we try. Yes, there’s going to be plenty of occasions where we asses our actions and think to ourselves “Wow. I handled that situation poorly and I should handled it better”. Sometimes we can be selfish without realizing that being inconsiderate about the other person’s feelings can affect their future relationships. Some of us are dealing with issues form our past experience with dating that we find it difficult to be involved with someone without projecting our past experiences on them. Whether you want to believe it or not, there’s a price you pay for wasting someone’s time.

With that being said, there’s an expiration date on our feelings whether we want to believe it or not, so we must act on how we feel (after thinking things through of course). One day someone is here and the next day they’re gone because tomorrow is not promised to you. There’s never going to be the perfect time, instead there’s going to be the opportunity to express your feelings and accept whatever the outcome is. Truth is, we don’t have all of the time we believe we do and that’s what’s extremely frightening. Stop waiting for the right time and reach out to that person that you hurt, ghosted, or disrespected because they didn’t deserve that. Don’t allow your fear to hinder you from getting in touch with someone. Time is running out.