The wait

Time is a funny thing. Even though we know that time ticks away at the same rate, we view it in a different manner at different times. Have you noticed that sometimes it just rushes by and at other times it flows by so slowly that it seems like time has virtually stopped. Time really drags by especially when I am waiting for my turn in a line to pay some utility bill or at some office or clinic. If I am at an office or clinic, I usually either end up staring at the ceiling, trying to start a conversation with the person sitting next to me, maybe just browsing through the reading material or listening to music on my MP3 player or cell phone. At times when I am just sitting there in the chair/seat and there is nothing to do at all, I sometimes like to observe the people around me. I really enjoy doing that at times, since I am able to see the different personalities of the people I am waiting with in the office... some are arrogant, some shy, some intelligent while the remainder are obviously impatient. Other times really flies by, especially when I have a deadline to meet, flight/train to catch or maybe when I am having fun. I like to think of time as a river. Sometimes it is like a lazy, slow moving one where you can just idyll away your time and you can navigate it with ease. At other times it is like a raging bull, you just have to go with the flow and you just do not have any control whatsoever. You just have to accept what is dished out to you.