Father Time / Father’s Day II
Father Time
Time is relative to expectation. I spent Father’s Day with my youngest son and his fiancé. I would have, of course, enjoyed spending time with all of my children, however, given they live in different parts of the world, time and distance prevented that occurrence. We had a fantastic time together. Time flew by and then it was over. When each of my 5 children were born it seemed that there was nothing but time to enjoy their growing up. But now that they are adults the time, in retrospect, like my Father’s Day weekend just flew by. The speed at which time travels is a matter of perspective. When my children reach out to me or I reciprocate time slows down. When I don’t hear from them time accelerates. The speed of time is siloed in the experience associated with the event. I moved into a new home and would like to remodel it. However, the city and its regulations are making that process difficult. In this effort, time is moving very slowly and additionally frustrating. Once the project is completed and I look back I undoubtedly will remark on how much time has passed since I moved to this new location.
As a father of five, I have been extraordinarily fortunate. These individuals are well on their journey which like aleatory music will at times appear random but hopefully be rewarding. The unknown will slow time. For them, the process to this point may have appeared to take a long time yet as that journey proceeds time will accelerate and they will wonder where the time went. Along with speed, we forget much of that time. The more that I am able to see them and experience part of their journey time moves at a more leisurely pace. For my children who live a long journey away, time will move faster for without the luxury of witnessing their journey time will live in the past. My experience with my children has for the most part been an exhilarating journey full of accomplishment and pride. For those fathers less fortunate either through economic position or health, the time has moved slowly. If you could choose which pace time moves in this respect it would be a difficult choice. I want time to slow down; however, as their father, I only wish my children’s life path to be a smooth one.
This Father’s Day brought up a diverse set of emotions and curiosity as I reviewed the time I have been given to share the lives of these wonderfully accomplished individuals. The price one pays for the opportunity to excel and enjoy life’s experience is the speed at which time travels. For me, the time has moved at an accelerated pace. Yet the more time I allocate to those that I love and care for the easier it is to apply the breaks on time. One week after Father’s Day I am thankful for the time allotted to me to experience the incredible journey my five children are traveling.
Tick tock, tick tock