If there is one thing which could be termed root cause of all modern-day anxiety, irritation, frustrations, it is the construct of time.
It is time that creates the whole web of deadlines. What time to sleep, what time to wake up, when to finish a job, when to start a job, all of this directly originates from time.
One who adheres to deadlines is more valued. One who fails to meet deadlines is considered failure.
One who does things on time is considered disciplined and organized whereas other is considered indisciplined.
If you finish paper in time then you become IAS or IITian else life is doomed for you.
Time is the root cause of competition. It is the root cause of tension and stress. It is the most divisive tool in our society.
And ironically, life is most enjoyable when you forget the construct of time. Be it studies or sports or anything.
You achieve self-actualization when you leave behind the construct of time.
And most good things happen when we keep aside our watch.
For instance, a sportsman playing for hours and hours without caring about body pain and day-night difference eventually reach perfection. A student who forgets the sense of day and night and keep working as long as it enjoys him eventually become a true master of things.
So more than time, we need to worry about passion. Time is for disciplining the mediocre souls who find it difficult to set goals and find purpose in life. For those who are passionate, time is just a useless, immaterial construct that often pulls them down into mediocrity rather than excellence.
Therefore, a civilized developed society should find ways to kill the construct of time and replace it with something better.
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