Dear Friends,
Time can be a fickle thing. Time is linear but it is also nonlinear. I use to take time for granted. Something I learned while I was away was time can also be your enemy. Something as simple as 24 hours is different depending on your situation. When you are young, time goes by fast but as you get older time can slow down. If you are locked up or somewhere that restricts your life, then time is slower than a turtle.
Before I was sent away, I use to have ways to kill and make time go faster. People do things to distract the mind so time can go faster. While people wait 45 minutes to get a pizza, we tend to watch TV or play games. People do something to make time go faster and the mind rush through that point of life. When I was shipped off to do my time for child support, time for me stopped. I am use to seeing a clock and knowing what time of the day it was. I also could establish that by looking at the sky. However, when you are locked up that will not work. In jail, my day was basically 12 hours long most days. Most days were basically a schedule of hell. Get up at 5am, Eat at 5:30am, and then stay up from 6am to 11am. Lunch is at 11:15am, and then stay up from 12noon to 4pm. Dinner was at 4:15pm. Once dinner ended at 4:30pm the day was over. Most people slept 12 hours straight. I tried not to at first but later adapted in order to keep my sanity.
Once I got out and saw the world again, time became a luxury I wanted to have back. Some people can be lazy and let time slip passes them but I embrace time and make the most of it. That’s something I thank god for was that time was on my side again. I will say even a dying man cheat time to see another day, hour, second or moment of life. All these men that get convicted and locked up don’t see what I saw: time is a gift that should not be abused. As I wake up this morning, I thank god for seeing another sunrise and another day beginning. So for now, I will tell all of you that time is a linear thing but it is also something we take for granted until it is taken away from you. There will be more to come.
Eugene Chandler III
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