On Chasing Time
"If time is always running out.. are we doing something to chase it away?"
That was the last thing Pascal from ACNH told me before drifting into oblivion after I gave him a scallop, and boy did it hit me luck a dump truck at 8AM in the morning.
A goofy phrase that was supposed to be a random funny joke turned into a life lesson that got me overthinking and overanalyzing how insanely good that statement was. If you actually think about it past the dumb pun, it's pretty ridiculously good. It makes sense. It made me stop for a moment and contemplate about life.
Lately I feel like I'm always running out of time. I've wasted three years of my life rotting away in bed after the first pandemic wave hit the global sphere, coincidentally also the moment I was graduating.
It sucked.
Though I've constantly tried to "work on projects," I end up feeling like I've just wasted my time when I see no actual results bearing the fruit of my inconsistent labor. Now that I'm turning closer and closer to my retirement age (aka a few years before 30), I feel like there's no time left for anything at all. I'm always rushing things and myself, without actually knowing where I'm going. It's like running a marathon without a path; aimless and confusing. It seemed like I kept chasing time... and the quote started falling into place.
If you don't want to feel like you're running out of time, then stop chasing it.