Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creatures endures. A fear of time running out.
In "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom, the author reflects on the nature of time and humanity's unique relationship with it. Unlike animals that live in harmony with the natural rhythms of life, humans are the only beings who consciously measure time and impose structure on it. This obsession leads to a constant awareness of time passing, creating anxiety and fear that are absent in other creatures that live in the...
