Which is pretty fast.
Which is quicker than a cheetah or a Formula One race car.
The speed of time is unpredictable. It can run. It can creep.
And when time flies, it's even faster than the speed of light. In a special kind of way.
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| You cannot stop time when it flies |
Like when you're going to college soon and realize that two years of kindergarten, six years of primary school and five years of secondary school are over. That our once BIG examinations like UPSR, PMR and SPM are over. That your friend who have been in the same school with you since kindergarten will no longer be in the same college as you. That classmates are no longer classmates and each and everyone will be walking their own paths. That you have lost contact with some of them. That you've retired from your post as an exco in the Red Crescent Society in school and don't have to attend early morning meetings anymore. That you got your driver's licence and could drive on your own already. That you own your very first ATM Card.
You realize you become more independent. Like being able to pack your own stuff and leave home for some time. Like driving to the grocery store alone to buy milk.
You realize you can make decisions easily without asking your parents like how you did long ago. Like purchasing clothes you think are nice. Like going out with friends.
You realize things change a lot. Your looks. Your accessories. Your hobbies. Your habits. Your sleep cycle. Your thoughts. Your feelings. Your fears. Your family. Your circle of friends. Your social life. Your personal life.
When time flies, it won't stop. Not even if you chase it. Not even if you offer it with money and possessions. Not even if you kneel down and beg for it. When it flies, it will never come back.
Omona CK Ci Ying here and I well saw this post and I felt I had to comment on it haha. So I'm not the only one who felt that time flew by real fast. It seems like time has started to accelerate the moment I set foot in secondary school. It seems like eons ago when I was just telling myself UPSR is 6 years away and I don't need to worry about it at all, and poof now I'm in IB.
ReplyDeleteTo be very honest, the most unsettling thing about time flying by so fast, is change. I feel so insecure about changes. I feel lost. I had just taken a step away, and then the moment I looked back, things were already different. People had changed. I have to live life differently now. I'm like a baby bird that was pushed out of the nest and forced to fly. I've always thought college is so far off, and here I am in college and turning 18 soon. My first year of college will be over in one month and a half. You guys have all finished SPM and are going to colleges too. We're like grains of sand scattered everywhere.
The second last paragraph of your post really hit home. It was something that I've kind of realized but never really paid attention to. Personally, I think I've changed a lot. I wouldn't say I'm mature, but I've learnt to let go of some things and treasure others. Being in boarding means I need to learn how to be patient, a virtue which I clearly lack and do not think was worth learning anyway.
Hehehe sorry for bothering you with my rant but yea I haven't seen you guys for so long, and I've often find myself regretting for not staying on for another 2 years with all of you. I've missed out on so much, and somehow I feel hollow inside. But then again God wanted me to come, and there's no turning back on this. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to see all of you soon!!