When its time to sleep in the silent,dark night, somewhere the day opens up to a fresh new start;when its time to run around finishing daily chores, somewhere the evening sets in with its relaxing aura;when its time to relish a good hearty meal, somewhere its time to wake up to a refreshing morning tea; this is the magic of the worldly time difference! A difference that spans across the latitudes and longitudes of earth,creating diverse time zones and varied life experiences all at the very same moment.
A concept though justified technically and geographically; it does amaze how regions and its people separated by a vast physical distance are actually separated by a much larger distance of what they do, how they feel and what they think! Being on the extreme west end of the globe, our calender shifts to a new date when elsewhere it is already on the verge of the next one. With a difference of almost 12 hours with those back at home, it is a wonderful puzzle to pick a greeting note that is completely opposite to what we feel at that particular moment.
While a bright sun shines to welcome our day, the darkness of evening spreads around as they bid farewell to it. When they introspect about the day that passed and the things they achieved; we wait at the start line to begin ours. And as they sleep to visualize dreams for the next phase ahead, we are working towards fulfilling our own. It is indeed fascinating and makes one ponder about this large difference in 'live time'.With a difference in time zone, follows an absolutely varied frame of mind .While we are in a serious, busy rush as the morning starts , folks back home are in a mood to rejoice the end of a fruitful day; while they are preparing to slumber into a good night, we wish they be with us to share what we plan to do ahead .
As the clock ticks with the passing day, we are eager that they wake up while our day ends with a peaceful evening; only to realize that now they are gripped by the rush of a new morning that was once ours. It leaves behind some funny moments when the opposite person does not contemplate a joke no matter how hard we try or some annoying moments when one tries to convey a thing that simply does not make sense then . The time frame we are in indeed has a lot of influence over the way we look at things. What may bother them as the day begins ,may sound little as our evening sets in and what may seem insignificant as they relax at the end of the day may sound of great concern as we start our day.It adds confusion during special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries and festivals as the time needs to be carefully calculated;avoiding wishes that are either sent too early or too late.
The significance of time zone gets highlighted when people around the world have to work together on a common task from different locations at different time frames. Common platform of conversation between friends and relatives,spaced out everywhere around the globe resemble a complete entertainment package as each one gives inputs at their own time frame creating hilarious instances of confusion and fun. One greets good morning, while other is tired of afternoon sun; one walks around in the evening while other is almost drowsy in bed. Experience at the extreme end of the world humorously feels like a slow and steady runner in the race of time. This game of day and night is indeed an interesting one as we spin the hands of the clock changing the a.m to p.m !!
A concept though justified technically and geographically; it does amaze how regions and its people separated by a vast physical distance are actually separated by a much larger distance of what they do, how they feel and what they think! Being on the extreme west end of the globe, our calender shifts to a new date when elsewhere it is already on the verge of the next one. With a difference of almost 12 hours with those back at home, it is a wonderful puzzle to pick a greeting note that is completely opposite to what we feel at that particular moment.
While a bright sun shines to welcome our day, the darkness of evening spreads around as they bid farewell to it. When they introspect about the day that passed and the things they achieved; we wait at the start line to begin ours. And as they sleep to visualize dreams for the next phase ahead, we are working towards fulfilling our own. It is indeed fascinating and makes one ponder about this large difference in 'live time'.With a difference in time zone, follows an absolutely varied frame of mind .While we are in a serious, busy rush as the morning starts , folks back home are in a mood to rejoice the end of a fruitful day; while they are preparing to slumber into a good night, we wish they be with us to share what we plan to do ahead .
As the clock ticks with the passing day, we are eager that they wake up while our day ends with a peaceful evening; only to realize that now they are gripped by the rush of a new morning that was once ours. It leaves behind some funny moments when the opposite person does not contemplate a joke no matter how hard we try or some annoying moments when one tries to convey a thing that simply does not make sense then . The time frame we are in indeed has a lot of influence over the way we look at things. What may bother them as the day begins ,may sound little as our evening sets in and what may seem insignificant as they relax at the end of the day may sound of great concern as we start our day.It adds confusion during special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries and festivals as the time needs to be carefully calculated;avoiding wishes that are either sent too early or too late.
The significance of time zone gets highlighted when people around the world have to work together on a common task from different locations at different time frames. Common platform of conversation between friends and relatives,spaced out everywhere around the globe resemble a complete entertainment package as each one gives inputs at their own time frame creating hilarious instances of confusion and fun. One greets good morning, while other is tired of afternoon sun; one walks around in the evening while other is almost drowsy in bed. Experience at the extreme end of the world humorously feels like a slow and steady runner in the race of time. This game of day and night is indeed an interesting one as we spin the hands of the clock changing the a.m to p.m !!
Yes time zones pose difficulty in mood matching among people living in differnt zones. Can we coin some different greeting phrase in place of good morning / good night to greet friends living in different time zones...
ReplyDeletemay be have a 'good time' can do the job :)
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