I Don’t Have Time…
A 12-hour journey has now shrunk to 4 hours. Yet, that person says – I don’t have time.A family of 12 now has 2 members, yet, that person says – I don’t have time.
News that once took 4 weeks, now takes 4 seconds, yet, that person says – I don’t have time.
Once, it took many years to see the face of a distant person, now it appears in seconds – yet that person says – I don’t have time.
The time and effort it took to go up and around the house on the stairs, now finishes in seconds with a lift, yet, that person says – I don’t have time.
The person who once stood for hours in bank queues, now completes transactions in seconds on their mobile, yet, that person says – I don’t have time.
Medical tests that once took many weeks, now happen in a few hours, yet, that person says – I don’t have time.
When riding an Activa, one hand on the handlebar, the other on the phone – he doesn’t have time to stop the vehicle and talk.
When driving a car, one hand on the steering wheel, the other on WhatsApp – because he doesn’t have time.
When there are traffic jams, he crosses lanes to create a new path, because he doesn’t have time.
With colleagues, his fingers are busy on his phone, because he needs to be somewhere – no time.
When alone, he is relaxed, but in the presence of others, he becomes restless – because he doesn’t have time.
No time to read books…
No time to call parents…
No time to meet friends…
No time to enjoy nature…
But –
He has time for IPL cricket.
He has time to watch movies on Netflix.
He has time for useless reels.
He has time to discuss politics –
But he doesn’t have time for himself…
The world became simpler, faster, technology came closer, distances disappeared, conveniences increased, opportunities grew… yet man kept saying he had no time, and distanced himself from himself.
To sit silently…
To talk to himself…
To understand himself…
Or
To laugh for a few pure moments…
He still says he doesn’t have time.
Then one day, time itself slips away. In that final moment, he realizes – there was time
But he forgot to live because he kept saying he didn’t have time.
So today, decide –
Keep some time for yourself.
Give some time to relationships.
Live a little for your heart, for your peace, for the essence of life. Because no time is real –
It’s just a habit. It needs to change.
[20:08, 9/7/2025] jamesalu22: Here’s the English translation of the Tamil text you provided:
Running, Running
What are we running for?
What are we running to achieve?
Even with all our basic needs, we are running.
After money became paramount, we cast aside affection and run.
We push relationships aside and run.
It’s been many days since we abandoned justice, honesty, and devotion.
For whom, for what,
Why are we running? We run without knowing.
Why this race, without even the desire to stop and reflect?
When we finally stop, exhausted and unable to go on, that’s when the regret of how much happiness we lost
“Peeks into us.”
But even if we regret, that love, relationship, honesty,
And devotion are unlikely to be found again.
The truth is that our coming, living, and running end
Without an…