Ars Brevis, Vita Longa

[sdi]

I am always surprised when people say life is short. This has not been my experience at all: it is long; so, so long.

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[emmanuelg]

There is a spectrum for this kind of thing.
I have heard that people who are frantically busy all the time experience short days but have long years;
People who live in Monasteries and contemplate a lot experience long days but have short years.

To further complicate things, our time perception seems to have a denominator that is the total amount of time we have been alive. So when you are five years old, Summer Vacation lasts for about 2 years! When you are 20, a month takes about a month to get through. When you are 60, a month lasts about 2 days.

[sdi]

I have heard that people who are frantically busy all the time experience short days but have long years;
People who live in Monasteries and contemplate a lot experience long days but have short years.

Thank you for this, I like the way it's put.