BS’D
Time is a privilege and a responsibility. Time is a privilege in the sense that it is a commodity to be cherished and not taken for granted in mindless thought. Time is a responsibility because we are accountable for the way that we spend it, benefit from it and use it to assist others.
Time teaches us patience because everything in life happens in due time. Can we wait to see what will evolve through time or are we in such a rush to get immediate results? Unfortunately when we identify with the term ‘time’ we zoom into the future and forget the ‘now’. Yet where are we right now? Can we focus just on today… this moment?
Some of us feel uncomfortable in the present because we want to be somewhere or someplace else. However this is irresponsible for we are obligated to live in the present time frame and deal with what we are doing and where we are right now. We only have now.
Right now we are in control of doing the right thing and making correct decisions. Even if until now we haven’t made the right choices, we have ‘now’ and ‘now’ we can. Our past does not need to dictate our future. If until now our spouses, children, family and friends have only seen our backs because we haven’t had the time to make eye contact with them – we can begin to do so right now… because we have ‘now’.
Your Daily Meditation from Orit Esther
Take a moment to reflect on the energy of time. We cannot stretch or create time; it is given to us as a gift by G-d. Ask yourself, “What can I do today to better appreciate the limited time G-d has given me on Planet Earth?” Do something special with your time today. Spend it in a way that you haven’t done before. Maybe just ‘spend’ it by taking a deeper look into your spouse or child’s eye. Value their life, your life and the gift of time in life.