There are times we need to sit and have conversations with ourselves.
Ask questions and think deeply about them.
Questions like
Why do people always seem to be in a hurry these days?
Rushing to finish school, to get a job, to make money, and to ‘make it’ before some invisible deadline set in our head.
Then life starts to feel like a race where the prize goes to whoever ticks the boxes the fastest.
But when you pause for a second, you can’t help but wonder: what actually is the finish line?
Maybe it’s just human nature. We don’t like waiting. We desire results instantly—meals delivered in minutes, answers in seconds, success overnight.
Our world feeds that urgency, making us believe that speed equals progress, but here’s the truth: the most meaningful things in life rarely come quickly.
Building a relationship? That takes time.
Mastering a skill takes patience.
Raising children.
Discovering your purpose, even understanding yourself—none of these things are rushed because the danger of rushing is that we forget to live.
We get so caught up in “What’s next?” and “What else?” that we overlook what’s happening at the moment.
A walk with a friend turns into background noise because our minds are on tomorrow’s deadlines.
A quiet evening feels wasted because we weren’t ‘productive.’
Before we know it, months and years have slipped away, leaving us wondering, ‘How did time fly so fast?’.
That’s where time itself starts to feel like a mystery.
Have you ever noticed how strange it is? One moment, you’re waiting in traffic, and every second drags on endlessly. Another moment, you’re laughing with a friend or lost in a song, and suddenly hours vanish in what feels like minutes.
Isn’t it fascinating how the same clock measures both boredom and joy, yet they don’t feel the same at all?
It’s because time isn’t just numbers on a watch—it’s an experience.
Some days blur together and vanish, while others remain sharp in our memory forever.
Maybe it was a single conversation that shifted how you saw yourself, or maybe it was standing still under a sunset, realizing how small and yet how complete you felt.
Those moments, though brief, often carry more weight than the days that pass unnoticed.
So maybe slowing down isn’t laziness after all. Maybe it’s wisdom.
Maybe it’s about paying attention to the details that give life substance—the laughter in conversations, the rhythm of rain, the warmth of someone’s smile when they don’t know you’re watching.
Maybe it’s about realizing that life isn’t a race with a single destination but a journey with countless stops along the way.
Now, here’s something to keep in mind: the real achievement in life might not be how fast we go, but how present we are.
Because at the end of the day, nobody gets rewarded for rushing to the end.
We all arrive there eventually.
The real win is in making the journey worth it—noticing the seconds that matter and turning fleeting time into lasting moments.
Written by: Bethel-Gold L.R.
