On Time

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We are not big into Clocks here on the Farm.

Every Clock of Human Construction

that we have

has a different time on it,

the 2 parked in the Garage.

I haven't worn a Watch in years.

Of course, we Humans

are on time for appointments.

We try our best to get to meetings on time.

I mean no disrespect.

But we get there when we are supposed to.

Western Culture's view of time is "linear".

Time is everything.

We become robots and widgets

on a lock step Factory Assembly Line.

More Traditional Cultures

have a more relaxed view.

Time follows more of a natural orientation.

We find ourselves

on more of this orientation on the Farm:

when the Sun comes up and goes down,

when the Rain comes and goes,

we just act accordingly.

Things happen when they are supposed.

If we miss something

and we are supposed to connect with it,

it will come around again.

Being more relaxed is good.

I like that.

I feel blessed to live in a time and space

where we can practice different rhythms.

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Glinda Crawford, 2011

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