Where has time gone?

Can you believe we are headed toward the middle of June?  Unbelievable!  Where does time go?  As a child, time seemed to creep by at a snail’s pace.  Anticipated events took forever to come.  Now… time whizzes by at mock speed. 

As I enjoyed spending time with my grandchildren today, I was struck by how quickly they have grown.  It does not seem long ago they were toddling around the house spreading joy to all the silly adults who were so captivated by them.  They seem so old and I, once again, wonder, “where has time gone”?

I glance at their parents and realize they are no longer children.  They have matured into wonderful responsible adults with accomplishments in their chosen fields and posses excellent parenting skills.  I beam with pride… but wonder, “where has time gone”?

And then… I remember what Albert Einstein said, “Time is an illusion”.  After pondering it for a time, I feel much better about the elusive time!

J.K. Rowling, in “The Hungarian Horntail,” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, said about time, “It’s a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up”.  I guess everything can not always go the way we wish… so move on time … and be kind!