The Sands of Time

The song goes, "As Time Goes By", but why so fast? Why is it that time goes faster now that I am getting older? As a kid, my summer vacations seemed like they lasted for a couple of years. I used to accomplish more when I was working 50 to 60 hours a week. I feel I was more organized with my work and personal life. Time seems to speed up as I slow down. Like fish in the water, I am so surrounded by time that it is impossible to contemplate. I seem to do less as I age, and looking back there is less to remember and I wonder where the years have disappeared. Looking at it another way, as I grow older, I have already experienced a lot in life and the world around me. There are far fewer novel events that are likely to come my way. I feel I was more creative when I was young and I figured out things as they came. When looking at the past, present, and future, it is very difficult to center in on what is happening right now. As soon as I am aware of the present, it is already in the past. Probably only a span of about five seconds accounts for my sense of being in the moment. The sands of time seem to shift at an ever-accelerating rate.