Time is always a crossroad of paradoxes. On one side, it’s still just an invention of the human being. It might be one of our most useful inventions but it is the one which has most enslaved us as well. On top of that, when we would like it to go by very fast, it goes very slowly. On the other hand, in moments of great joy, time simply flies. Seconds pass slowly in the emergency waiting room, yet they pass very fast at dinners with friends, where good atmosphere reigns.
The passage or existence of time can lead us to feel impatience, restlessness or even anxiety. Anxiety which also includes the participation of fear and anticipation. Because it is well known for all of us that we can’t control everything the future holds. And we also know it is highly unlikely that everything in our future will be positive. Life, no matter how cautious we are, will always give us some setbacks.
Let’s continue with a brief story. This story begins when several men got trapped inside a mine, with no possibility of escaping. Fortunately, they were capable of communicating their situation to the outside world and were waiting to be rescued. After evaluating the situation, they were told it would take less than three hours to clear a way out for them.
However, they realized that the same explosion which blocked the exit could make the roof fall down at any second. Fear could be seen on their faces due to the threat of a new landslide. They all are experienced miners and, thus, knew they could be buried under rocks at any moment.
There was just one miner with a watch. During the whole while, the other miners kept asking him for the time. But the chief miner noticed this situation increased the levels of anxiety for the whole group. Thus, he asked the owner of the watch to only indicate when an hour had passed. He begged the other miners to abstain from asking.
Finally, the rescue team gained access to the place where the miners were trapped. They rescued everyone alive, except for the miner who owned the watch. He had died from a heart attack.
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