The Time Keeper

Quick reads, enjoyable reads, interesting reads with a simple thought behind them; Mitch Albom has written another, not dissimilar, to his previous best sellers of "Tuesdays with Morrie" and "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" . A book that isn't necessarily deep but has enough thought behind it to cause some reflection. This time the subject is TIME.

Time and how it affects our lives - from those who have too much to those who have too little and the dilema of choosing how to deal with our time. Most of us are preoccupied with its measurement, in fact you could set your clock by it. Dor one of three main characters of the narrative is the original measurer of time and we see how that 'curse' impacts both him and characters from our time. Saturday as I set in the Temple, I was reflecting how nice it is to be in a room without a clock, without a watch and let time be suspended. I think of Parker  trying to focus on being in the present, being a finisher and not focusing on the end of his service. I think of our conversation with our home teacher this month where we spoke of enjoying the moment we are in with our children and family and not anticipating the next phase before the current experience has even finished. What would life be like without the constraints of time?

A warning against the pitfalls of obsession with work, or nothingness, or anything that one might focus on to the exclusion of family, friends, and engaging in a  truly fulfilling life. How does one best optimize the time one is allotted. Take the time to think about it.

Blair shared a great video regarding how we engage in when we are, where we are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XiSIGPIi7s&sns=em