Time Does Fly

Growing up I heard many adults say that as they got older it seemed like time just flew by; there were never enough hours in a day. Well, lately I've thought quite a bit about the saying, "My how time flies." As I've grown older, it does seem there is never enough time to get done what I set out to do on any given day. But, I just don't think it has anything to do with my age. I've come to the conclusion time actually is traveling faster! Rolling faster, and gaining momentum much as a snowball rolling down a hill.

Here's my deduction. Consider all the things that needed to get done in a day, let's say, 100 years ago. They supposedly had the same number of hours in a day as we do, and had to do everything between the hours of sunrise and sunset due to poor lighting and electricity. So, they even functioned with a shortened amount of work time.

They didn't have modern day distractions such as TV, email, internet or telephones, saving them a little time. But think about it... they had to rise with the sun, gather some wood, make a fire in the stove, milk the cow, churn the butter, gather the eggs, smoke the meat, make breakfast, walk to the river to scrub their laundry, walk back, hang things out to dry, make lunch, tend the garden, bridle the horse to ride the carriage slowly to town and back for supplies, teach the children their lessons, bring the clothes in off the line, cook dinner, sew, knit, and repair clothing, etc., etc., etc., and all before sundown. Hmmm?

Today, we can't seem to get half of that done in a day even with diswashers, washer & dryers, microwaves, phones, and fast food. See what I mean?

In conclusion, no matter my age, our inability to accomplish common tasks in one day is baffling. I don't think it would be physically possible to be as productive in a day as people used to be in the past. That just proves to me that time actually is quickening, running faster, and ticking out fewer minutes to work with.

At this rate, in a few years we might not even have enough time to grab fast food and eat those three squares within the sunlit hours of a day. Have you noticed the possibility of this phenomenon?