I was ruminating over the last year and the loss of time. We all lost during the pandemic, especially that of precious time. We were robbed of it, and some lost life. How much time was wasted during the year of “The Rona,” as the world was and is relegated to lock-downs?
King Henry VIII succinctly identified the cost of lost time and how precious it is, as it is never to be regained. He eloquently proffered: “Of all losses, time is the most irrecuperable for it can never be redeemed.” In other words, you cannot regain time wasted.
T.S. Elliot’s view on time in his Four Quartets, Burnt Norton is reflected as:
Time present and time past
Are both perhaps present in time future,
And time future contained in time past.
Within these lines, perhaps lies our vocation in both what has happened in our past, and what is happening in our present.
As for me and my time this year, all was not lost. I embraced Elliott’s views on vocation and time and wrote a book during my time in lockdown. King Henry VIII was correct in his view of the most egregious of losses: time.
Make each day count living out your own vocation. Not just this day, but every day. Carpe Diem.
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