This Is This

We could debate all we want about the existence of a Bank of Karma, but it wouldn’t do any good. Then we could debate the consequence of something not doing any good and we’d still be nowhere, just here and a little older on a wet Monday.

Even if there is a Bank of Karma, they’ve probably closed my local branch and it’s all internet only now or something or you have to go through a call centre with options you can’t fathom culminating in staff you can’t understand when all you want to know is how to pay in your cheque. Man.

But what about  Bank of Time? Now we’re talking. You thought your bank was mean - look at this: the Bank of Time never lends, there’s no interest paid and when you’ve spent your balance they close you account and that’s it. There are no call centres, but that’s OK because you can never pay into it.

The security features are not that great. Someone else can get their hands on your time if your account is not being used. You can either spend your time yourself or you can let someone else spend it for you.

OK - they’re not totally heartless. You can use your time for anything you like. You can give it away and hold it back, but yes, it will run out.

Seize the day?

That won’t help you much.

Spend the day.

Don’t expect much change out of twenty four hours, either. You can’t cram too much into any given day, because like your real money, you have to invest it. You need to sleep and eat and work at your relationships and learn and practice - all the things that will bring you a meaningful return on your time, as long as you spend it, and as long as you spend it

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