Buddy, Can You Spare Some Time?
We’ve been given the gift of time. The trick is to use it well.
The movie “In Time,” released earlier this year, is about a futuristic society in which time is the main currency. Poor people work to be able to extend their lives a few more days, while the rich stockpile time, living to a ripe old age. You could argue that the film simply adds a dramatic edge to deals most of us make every day. After all, the wealthy can already buy more leisure time and better health care, nutrition and safety, which often contribute to longer lives. The working poor essentially sell chunks of their time every day to make money to keep body and soul together. In this economy, many of us in the middle class are just happy when someone is willing to pay us to work 40 hours each week. Unlike in the movie, we don't have …
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Margie Peterson
3:13 pm on Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thanks Zulma, Bob, Mark, Pat and Heidi. If you haven't already clicked on the Carolyn Arends video on YouTube that I linked to in the column, I highly recommend it. It stays with you. more ›