what happend to time?

It seems as though the concept of time has changed, and what used to be a balance between work and play has turned into a balance of work and work. When i think back to when i was younger it seems as though everyone had more time for relaxing and visiting with friends. I can remember taking at least two weeks out of the summer and going camping with my family every year for the summer. Now were lucky if we can get a weekend together, let alone a vacation. I dont think this only applies to myself. I feel the general pace of the world has just changed over the past decade. We work longer hours, we have more requirements to meet for school, and spend less time doing the things we want to do. I wish I could go back to the days where I could sit down for two hours and watch an entire movie, uninterrupted, and not feel guilty about the piles of homework on my desk. I wish I could go back to the days where I could sit in my room and do nothing but listen to an entire album of my favorite band and not feel giulty about the overflowing basket of dirty laundry. Maybe this is just something i am realizing because i'm getting older, but i feel as though time is changing for everyone these days.

Last week i was standing outside my political science class when another student walked up to me and asked me if i had lost a $20 bill. I usually never carry cash on me however ealier that morning I put $60 in my back pocket before running out the door. I realized it was mine after chekcing my back pocket and only finding $40. I found it interesting because most peole would have just taken the money and followed the whole "finders keepers rule." Anyway i found it somewhat refreshing to know that some people are still honest and good willed.

After raiding my house for a Mt. Dew the other day i went to the grocery store near my house in an effort to suppress a serious caffeine withdrawal.I decided a cup of coffee would suffice and waited in line for what felt like for ever. I decided instead of waiting i would grab a monster from the checkout stand and be on my way. In the 30 seconds it took me to open the refrigerator door and drab my drink the man behind me decided he was in too much of a hurry to wait in line behind me. As i waited for him to finish paying for his whole basket of items,   (with my one drink in hand) i started thinking about how i usually let people go in front of me in line if they have a lot less than me in their cart. I decided i should stop doing this act of kindness considering i cant think of a single time when someone did the same for me. Then i thought about it on a deeper level. Maybe people are rude to others (like the guy that cut in front of me in line) because the have given up on others ability to be kind. So is it just a never ending circle? Do people lose their ability to treat others kindly because people are rude to them too? And even more importantly, can we change this tendency by simply making an effort to make a strangers day better? Just a thought.

I've decided to make a blog

I'm not sure why but for some reason i have wanted to write about daily occurrences or thoughts that go through my head. Im not sure how long this new potential hobby will last, partly because i dont really understand how to use this blog thing. Stay tuned.