“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.” – Lao Tzu
This quote, attributed to Lao Tzu, presents time as a human creation, rather than a fixed and objective reality. It suggests that when we say we don’t have time for something, what we really mean is that we don’t prioritize it enough to make time for it. This interpretation highlights the importance of our subjective experience of time and the choices we make about how we use it. It also implies that we have agency in how we allocate our time and that we are responsible for the consequences of those choices. This quote raises the question of whether time is a fundamental aspect of the universe or a construct of human consciousness, and whether the way we conceptualize time affects how we experience it.
