There’s a saying that goes:
While we are postponing, life speeds by…
In our pursuit of dreams, we often walk with tunnel vision – eyes fixed on the milestones ahead. We tell ourselves we’ll make time later – to call that friend, to write that letter, to ask how someone is really doing. We believe “soon” is a safe promise.
But soon has a way of dissolving.
In our quest
to fulfill our dreams,
we tend to focus
only on the mainstream,
forgetting all the relations
we made along the way —
not bothering to make that call
or write that mail,
to check about their well-being,
to know that they are fine.
We keep saying to ourselves
that soon we will find that time.
But time and tide wait for no man.
The distraught, flickering souls
who waited for us in despair,
hoping that someday
we would find the time to spare,
are one day
mortalised —
gone before we realise
how much they needed us
in their lives.
So walk that extra mile,
give that friendly smile,
profess how much you love,
express how much you care.
For there is wisdom in the saying,
and this isn’t a lie —
While you keep postponing,
Time flies by…
Yes. Time flies by.
Le temps passe vite.