The clock is ticking...

To say time is a gift infers that it has been given by someone. Gifts tend to be worth something or valuable in some way. Thus to say time is a gift tends to mean that the owner of time needs to use it wisely and take care of it while it is theirs. I also believe that we give thanks to the giver and use it for what it is to be used for. We can be wise with our time and be productive to use it for self betterment as well as the common good. On the other hand, you can also be unwise by wasting it away by laziness and not seek out the full potential of times uses.

It is different than “time is money” because the quote means nothing other than time will both gain money as well as lose money. Some people use it frivolously while others store it up never using it. It does not matter much how the user of the time does with it, because it will only do one of two things: be gained or lost. It seems to me “time as money” is a more worldly, almost pessimistic view of time. It is as if the owner has no escape, no in or out. Every decision has a consequence and it is one big loop of gain and loss. It also involves no personality and does not give any inference of what the purpose of time is.

Looking at money from these two different view points can change our lives. If we see time as precious, we will be more apt to think about what we are doing with it. We will see it as a responsibility to use it correctly and help others, as opposed to throwing it away. If we look at time as money, it only causes one to strive to make the most of the time for self gain or give up on time for the sake of apathy.