Does Time Exist?

 Ever since about 1500 B.C. there have been devices for measuring time.  We say the universe is about 14 billion years old.  But there are those today who can't keep track of time.  It's called time blindness.  Some people have a clock in their heads and know when 15 minutes or an hour is about up, or they know how long a project will take.  People with time blindness have no such clocks.  But is time blindness a real thing and should it matter to employers?

Frankly, I never heard of time blindness until I read an article about it describing this young lady who went to a job interview and told her potential employer she had time blindness.  Such a person would be considered a high risk by an employer who has expectations about being on time and wants to know if a future employee would know how long a project would take and whether such a person would be relied upon to know what time it is.  

In today's world even seconds could matter.  Minutes matter more as would hours.  Days might be more flexible as would months or even years.  But if such a person were given hours to perform a task could such a person understand this?  Some guy might sit a bar and chit-chat until three in the morning.  Suddenly he looks at his watch and sees it is way past time to go home.  So he arrives home at 3:30 in the morning with his wife waiting for him asking him when he gets home whether he knows what time it is.  What's his excuse?

In the early 1900's industrialization began and trains had schedules to keep.  Time pieces had to be accurate down to the second.  In 1949 the atomic clock was invented and is used for satellites, communication, and even GPS.  There is now precise time for every place in the world.  Such time keeping is used by industries, militaries, and governments.   Everyone operates on the same time including cell phones and other technological devices.  

There is a need for accurate time keeping and now it is universal all over the globe.  There is no excuse for not knowing what time it is.  But getting back to the potential employee applying for a job saying she has time blindness.  Is this an excuse in today's world?  As a potential employer I say this matters.  I have said that if we did away with clocks and everyone work an eight day regardless of when they begin, there would be no rush hours and there would be no schedules.

But an industrialized society doesn't operate that way.  It is a pipe dream to say it should.  One manager scheduled an appointment for a job interview.  The young man with the interview took an Uber to the place of employment only to find out when he arrived at his appointed time the hiring manager had taken the day off.  The guy is out $30 without an interview.  

Time matters in today's world.  My time is just as important as anyone else's time.  The company's time matters.  Deadlines matter.  Expectations of customers matter.  These days only my wife and family have expectations of my time.  I can relax with a pipe, as I am doing this morning with my Nording Number 2 pipe with some Early Morning Pipe, unless my wife asks me to do something.  In that case I shouldn't wait.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave