Time: The dimensions you need to be aware of

2023-09-23
00:24:34

We all have 86 400 seconds in a day and what you do with those seconds determines how, what and who you will be. The good part about life is that no matter what you do, at some point you will be able to change all those mistakes or errors because of time.

There exists three main parts of time; the past, the present and the future.

The past

The past is a segment of your life that has already happened. Things like the tests you failed, the times you embarrassed yourself, the time you got tongue tied, the study session you procrastinated on and so on.

This is the segment that depressed people focus on. Let me tell you a little secret, no matter how much you dwell on the past you can’t change it. In fact, focusing on the past just makes your life worse.

But again don’t completely ignore the past or try to forget it, the past is what gives us wisdom, it teaches us what works and what doesn’t. For example, if one of your friends stabbed you in the back, you can recall the past and choose not to trust that person or anyone who you think might have the same intentions.

The past is the time segment that has so far determined your present, it is what you did then that has put in your current situation. If you have failed your exam it is because of what you didn’t study or the strategy you never implemented in the past.

The present

The present is a segment of your life that is happening now. Now this the most important part of your life because this is the part that you actively control and change. It is in the present where winners are created, it is the in the present where you make choices to either improve or worsen.

Remember that past is about the things you did, this part is about the things you do. Every action you have made so far whether good or bad happened in the present.

Even the things you are going to be in the future is determined by the present. This is perhaps the most important part of your life segment because it is the part that you can always control. For example, if you’re student you have a choice to make, you can either start studying right now or you can decide to push it till later and fail.

I guess the point I’m trying to get across is that your success and whatever happens in your life happens in the present.

The future

This is the part of your life that you have not lived yet. Most of the things you do in the present are the betterment of the future. The future is about things you have not yet done but have hope that you will do. The future gives us a sense of control and the decisions we should make. For example, if you want to become a doctor, your actions and decisions in the present should be according to you becoming a doctor.

Overview

In your life you will make or have already made a lot of mistakes but time works for you or against you in order to overcome all those mistakes. The present is the most important because this is the time when you can strategize and make better choices that will take you to your exact set goal. The goal is the future, what you want to accomplish at the end of all this. Don’t let your past control your future and current decisions because everything will be changed if you choose to change.

◼ Posted by: Micheal Mubanga

◼ Position: CEO