[52] Master Time

We're all slaves to the same Master. And it's a greedy selfish thing, that will only let us have sooo much... before it ends us. Time, is that Master, and it is present in Every thing we do. Today I've been reflecting a little more on my bondage to time, as I've got to make a decision about this Summer Trip. Two Months away from home. Two Months away from loved ones and "Creature Comforts" (Not that I'll be "Roughing it" Diet Aside, but there's an appreciable difference to being somewhere other than your home for an extended period of time.) and for just a little over what I normally make a month. "Enough" that it seems 'worth it', but I've never really been driven by financial gain (As much as I playfully moan about how little I have to spend. ) unless it's significant. ;?

I haven't yet decided, but I'm more and more leaning towards going. It's 'Practically' not a 'bad' idea... but that leaves the unrest it will cause in my personal life. The unfortunate part is, I don't "Personally" understand the unrest. Two months is an inconsequential slice of time when you look at a "Life" as a whole... but as I'm rambling about "Time" here, I have to also acknowledge that every notable event in history had to start somewhere, and there was a 'First' two months to everything... Bah... I'm not so good at this "Stream of Consciousness" stuff.

It seems like there's always an 'Excuse' to wait for things to finish, to start, or to be 'Right' in life. But we've only got So Much time that we can wait. And a lot of people live their lives (Me Included) as if there's some infinite reserve of time to do things in, and that "The Right Time" will come, and "Then" you can do whatever it is you're putting off. But the unspoken secret is that you may never 'get' to the 'Right Time'. There are no guarantees, and by waiting, you're playing a long tailed version of Russian Roulette with your life, and you don't even realize it. (Should I put a "Stream of Conscious Disclaimer" on the more "Rambly" Posts? )

I think the problem (For Me) is that I tend to want to attack life from a well established base... and it's been quite some time since I've had that. I blame my mother for being the most loving supportive person I know... I was spoiled on that as a child, and while I don't "Fear" failure, I certainly avoid taking an action that I'm not "Confident" will end in success. That means that I'm "Mostly" successful in the things that I do... but that I don't do the things that I "Want". ;? I need to get out there and get my hands dirty... but that could result in a collapse of the base I've worked so carefully to build... (Okay, done shooting of at the Keyboard for now. )

[Photo Observation] So, I shot this with the "Rough" idea that I'd be doing a rambling post about time, and "Hey Look! A Clock!". But I stumbled a little bit in my Rambling, and I stumbled a little more in this shot. Between the "Whatever it is" in the background, the Glare from the Lights, the Car in the lower left corner, and the Random Sign in the Bottom Almost Center... it just wasn't staged as well as it could have been. This was the best of the shots though (As in, the Clock Face is in Focus. The Better "Framed" ones have a Blurry Clock Face. ), so here it is.

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