Recognizing The Functions Of Clocks In Our Daily Living
If there is a machine that is made to always be moving it is the clock
. The clock is there to always make it pop into our heads that time is limited. Everything that exists has an expiration time and that is what a clock tells us.
The fact that it reminds us that the end of our existence draws closer and closer turns the clock into a creepy item. It is a reminder of our impending fates that we cannot escape from. We all have to learn to cherish the time that we have no matter how much. The world will never stop rotating just for an individual.
Instead of the clock making us just drop everything down and enjoy the time we have, it forces us to do the opposite.
The clock always rings to make sure you get to your appointment on time and as a reminder that you have a job that needs doing.
The clock pushes us so hard that if not an inanimate object, it may have been a slave driver. It is constantly keeping you busy, so busy that you cannot enjoy a single minute.
Like many slave masters, the clock has its own way of motivating us. If you have to be somewhere it will help you make it in time. If you have a task it will let you know how much time you have to finish it. It will always make sure that you do not forget that there is always more to be done.
It propels us into the future and yet makes sure that we keep our heads in the present knowing that time is not infinite for us; a beautifully balanced dichotomy.
In the end, when you think about it closely, a clock has the same dual nature that you would find in this world when you observe most of humanity.