6 short reads · Where does the time go?
Consider time, work and the choices that turn a busy life into a meaningful one.
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In plain English: Time building and destroying castles gives the same force a role in creation and loss. It contrasts development with impermanence.
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In plain English: Time having no respect for beauty pictures beauty as receiving no exemption from change. It questions the idea that attractiveness makes something permanent.
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In plain English: Running is contrasted with starting on time. The saying suggests that effort may be ineffective if it begins too late for the aim.
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In plain English: Living too fast followed by an early grave links an intense pace with a severe imagined consequence. The saying warns about the demands of a way of life.
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In plain English: The saying postpones praise for a beginning until its ending is known. It warns against treating a promising start as proof of a successful whole.
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In plain English: Wanting a long life while resisting the label old contrasts a desired future with discomfort about its description. The saying questions attitudes toward ageing.
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What deserves a place in your day even when it is not urgent?
A saying offers one perspective, not a universal answer. Keep what is useful and question what does not fit.