We have the delusion that time is plenty. Days pass by, and we sometimes put off embracing life to the fullest until later. But what if we took a moment to reflect on how little time we actually have left? It's not that you're lazy or unmotivated. You believe you have time, which is the issue.
Let’s start with basic information: the life span of an average human being is around 4000 weeks. That’s right, 4000 weeks in a life span. For example, if one is 25 years old, he has already clocked in about 1300 weeks. That means more than a quarter of life has already disappeared. The very next 1300 weeks will not on a per surface level be patronizing towards you. In fact, they will drop the surprise even faster than what you may think.
It is best to reconsider this: let's suppose you have about 50 summers remaining. That’s an additional 50 more opportunities to bask in the warmth of the sun, have an opportunity to see a sunset beside someone special or marvel at the beauty of a sunrise after a long restless night. 50 times. That’s all. Thereafter, it becomes a proper race against time.
If we dive deeper into how time is used, we will know that an average, a person will spend 26 years of their life sleeping. A necessary part of existence, no doubt, but one that eats up a significant chunk of those precious weeks. Then, consider the countless hours spent on mindless activities:
7 years scrolling through social media, stuck in traffic, or standing in line.
These aren’t the moments that shape your life; they’re the wasted ones, lost to the void and the trivial.
When all is said and done, you're left with fragments of time, and these fragments hold the potential to define the life you live. Every moment you delay, every second you wait to start living fully, one of those fragments slips away forever. The truth is, we live in a constant cycle of postponement. We tell ourselves we’ll chase our dreams “tomorrow,” make time for what matters “later,” and find happiness in the future. But time is a thief. It’s relentless and unforgiving, and the only thing you’re guaranteed is the present.
Time doesn’t wait. The past is gone, and the future is uncertain. The only moment you control is now. So, what are you waiting for?
This question is bound to shake you. It should make you re-think your life choices and how you make use of every day. Self-Idealism, are you pursuing your passion, nurturing healthy connections in society, or working for causes that you really believe in? Or are you biding your time, awaiting that fateful day which is supposed to dawn and things will, all at once, fall into place?
The bitter truth is that the day may never come. If you keep procrastinating what is necessary, life, little by little, will also continue passing. The decades will pass through your hands like grains of sand and there will come a time when you perceive that the end is drawing near.
What are you supposed to do about it? Make every effort to start living purposefully. Do not let the incessant roll of your phone or the unexacting course of your everyday responsibilities squander your time. Spend time with loved ones. Learn new things. Get out of your comfort zone. Do what makes the fire burn within you. Everything, from the last laugh of the day to the last experience had, is something which is not regrettable, but rather expendable.
The perfection of life lies in its imperfection. We look for a way out, and knowing that we do not have an unlimited stock of it, we strive to use it rationally. Let us assume that you have 50 more sheds of summer, how would you use them? If you have already spent 1300 weeks and what is remaining is still too small, what are you going to do?
The solution is up to you. The matter is not that one does not have adequate time. The matter is that the time factor is taken too lightly. With that said Please do not waste up the usefulness of the time you have remaining.