Poor Richard's Almanac Essay

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“But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of” is a word of wisdom from Poor Richard to procrastinators (Ben Franklin). Some people say that time is relevant and this is true in a more scientific view of the universe, but in human life, time is essential. I, like many others, have a bad habit to procrastinate. This only gives temporary enjoyment before beginning to stress over getting things done that have piled up. Procrastinators spend more time stressing over things that are due than those who get their work done before hand and can enjoy any extra time stress free. Time is valuable because it limits how much we can do; it gives us a sense of progress by letting us keep track of things past and to serve as a schedule for the future. Without time it would feel as if we were going on forever. Some scientist say that time is relevant meaning that in the grand scheme of things in the universe it is unimportant and insignificant. This is somewhat true but it hardly applies to us because we are humans with lives full of value. As humans we live by time, but are limited by it. It is possible to say that humans created time or that we are the only known life to acknowledge time. Time is a human value and apart of human life. Evidence for this is the time intervals we have created such as seconds, days, and years. The Past only exists because we want it to. Just as time is a part of human life so is past time. By having a past it gives us a feeling of progress. Time gives us a forward sense of direction. Everything would seem pointless without time to direct it. We live in the present so there is little need to have a time that goes before now, but as humans we value you all time and treat it like a part of our existence because it is. Time gives us a future we haven’t experienced yet. Just as time gives us a past, it also
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