Phil's on Vacation #7
I reiterate, this is not a vacation in time. But rather than travel through time, wouldn't it be cool if we could speed up or slow down our sense of time passing (as circumstances dicated?)
Apparently, we have some built-in ability to do this:
When a person's life is in danger, a phenomenon known as 'time-dilation' can occur. This is when, during a car crash for example, time seems to slow down or become frozen.
In these cases the body's internal clock speeds up when facing a potential catastrophe, so that it can take in more information more quickly and function more effectively in an emergency.
If we could turn this effect on and off (and reverse it as needed) the vacation flight would last five minutes and the one-week vacation would last six months.
No such luck, though. I'm back tomorrow.
Comments
This may not be scientific, but I think we have more control over our perception of time's passage than we realize. Lately I've been consciously choosing my response to interruptions--for instance, when I'm stuck in traffic I use the time to pray or meditate. When my grandson asks me to take him to the park, I drop what I'm doing if possible and spontaneously go. And I've been biking around town intead of driving to my errands. The result--my days seem to be passing in less of a blur and I'm finding I have just as much "time" to finish all the tasks on my list. Instead of the blur, I have memories of significant experiences beyond my usual task oriented agenda.
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May 28, 2006 09:07 AM