When the Rolling Stones sang “Time Is On My Side” in 1964 they surely would not have predicted or presumed that, almost 60 years later, they would still be strutting on centre stage. As octogenarians, this song is surely not on their playlist now. In the 21st century the average lifespan is 80 years. Now that seems like an awfully long time. But if we were to change the mode of measurement from years to weeks, then that time translates to 4000 weeks. When we look at it using that metric, life suddenly seems very finite. It is easy to conceptualise how long a week feels, so 4000 of them feels makes it real.
At the time of reading this you may want to reflect on your own age and where you sit on the time continuum. Which end are you closer to? How many weeks down are you? And how many to go? Time is not an infinite commodity — it runs out. When you put this more sombre perspective on your life, you come to realise that time may not be on your side for as long as you would like. So why is it that we spend so much of this precious and irrecoverable time lost in distraction?
