🕰️ The Clock and the Time

We just set our clocks back, but time didn’t move. The clock is a human invention — a way to keep order, schedule meetings, and track the hours that make up our days. But time itself is untouched by adjustment. It doesn’t fall back or spring forward. It continues — steady, unbothered, and unstoppable.

Every tick of the clock reminds us that something is being spent, and that something is Life. The clock tells us what time it is, but time tells us what season we’re in. The danger comes when we confuse the two — when we start living by the clock instead of living with time.

You see, the clock says we gained an hour, but time says we gained an opportunity — another chance to believe, to do good, to speak truth, and to live with purpose. When we drift from these things, that’s when we truly lose.

Reflection: What Time It Is?

I’ll never forget this moment. I was in the 5th or 6th grade, hanging out at the mall with a group of friends. We were taking the bus to get around — back then, you had to know the schedule if you didn’t want to get left.

At one point, I needed to know the time. I saw an older white man nearby, so I asked him, “Excuse me, what time it is?”

He looked at me and said, “What time is it?”

I nodded, thinking he didn’t hear me right, and said, “Yeah, that’s what I asked you.”

He repeated it again — “What time is it?”

And then it hit me: he wasn’t answering my question. He was correcting my grammar.

At that moment, I felt a mix of embarrassment, frustration, and something deeper — a sense that I had just been talked down to, not taught. It wasn’t about time anymore; it was about tone.

That day, I made a quiet decision: I would never have to ask anyone else for the time again. I saved up and bought myself a watch. And from that day to this one, I’ve never been without one.

But over the years, I’ve come to realize something even bigger: it wasn’t just about having a watch. It was about taking ownership of my own time.

That moment taught me two lessons:

1. People will always try to check your language — but never let them check your confidence.

2. Knowing the time isn’t just about what’s on your wrist — it’s about knowing where you are and what season you’re in.

So now, when I look at my watch, it’s not just to see the hour. It’s a reminder that I’m responsible for how I use my time. Because the clock can be corrected… but time? Time keeps on moving and is truly undefeated.