Measuring Life?

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He explained how once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied.

　　There was always a quest for more minutes, more hours, faster progress to accomplish more in each day. The simple joy of living between sunrises was gone.

Knowing and Understanding

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　　But the complexity of their world was baffling. Dor came from a time before the written word, a time when if you wished to speak with someone, you walked to see them. This time was different. The tools of this era —— phones, computers —— enabled people to move at a blurring pace. Yet despite all they accomplished, they were never at peace. They constantly checked their devices to see what time it was —— the very thing Dor had tried to determine once with a stick, a stone and a shadow.

What time is it?

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　　This was true the moment Dor marked his first sun shadow.

　　As a child sitting in the sand, he had predicted that tomorrow would contain a moment like today, and the next day a moment like tomorrow. Every generation after Dor was determined to sharpen his concept, counting ever more precisely the measure of their lives.

Holding on to Things

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　　In less than a week, Victor was an orphan.

'Time'

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Consider the word "time".

　　We use so many phrases with it. Pass time. Waste time. Kill time. Lose time.

　　In good time. About time. Take your time. Save time.

　　A long time. Right on time. Out of time. Mind the time. Be on time. Spare time. Keep time. Stall for time.

A Life Without Timekeeping?

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Try to imagine a life without timekeeping

　　You probably can't. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie.