What’s wasted time? It’s any and everything you do that’s lost its value that’ll become an energy drain shortly if continued, also any and every path of choice not of greater value.
As we mature our values, desires, perceptions, and preferences change. Once what had worth in our lives as we grew changed. it’s not that its lost its value of sort, but that you, me included, have moved on and to stay in that frame becomes wasted time, plus to continue can become an energy drain. This can happen easily be it with people, places, or things.
People are involved daily doing something or other — it’s what makes the world go around with all of its excitement, but what you’re involved or vice-versa, that’s exciting or once was — may have no value to me or you anymore for that matter — so my or your continued involvement in it would be a waste of our time and too force participation would eventually become an energy drain for us — or has it, or is it that our values have changed because others still enjoy what was once fine with us — until. So, which one is it?
Here’s an example: Your career choice was perfect for you; unquestionably valuable, but for reasons — one day it felt as if it was a waste of time and to continue forcing yourself to do it started zapping your energy. So, which one is it? The change of desire, perception, or preference, or is it a waste of time. Someone will celebrate the opportunity you’ve provided for them by your leaving.
Here’s another example: Your home, neighborhood, or surroundings was a perfect fit for you, but for reasons isn’t satisfactory anymore; it’s lost its value and to stay pulls on your actual being, stealing your self-worth because you feel your time can be better served someplace else. So, which one is it? The change of perception and desire, or a waste of time. Someone will not have that observation when they move into the void you intend to create.
Here’s one more added example: People. This is the hardest because people are not fixed like property, goods, possessions, assets or a career choice — people evolve. It’s important to probe deep into your soul and not just your heart where people are concerned. Being with someone who doesn’t understand or share your values will ultimately zap your energy and become a waste of time. So, which one is it? The change of desire, or a waste of time. Neither when it comes to people.
When anything pulls the energy from you and you can’t get it back from the source that took it, it’ll lose its value because of its effect that’ll grow strenuous to you even though you know it like the back of your hand; and in a while, could change into a waste of time, but then again people are different. Why? Maturity.
Maturity — or the lack there of changes values as I before mentioned in the second paragraph. It changes how we view and see people, places, and things; it’ll influence our decision-making/choices, desires, perceptions, and preferences — jump-starting new energy and new priorities. Scripture calls this a season, (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) but for people there’s an exception. We can get back those desires found in relationships young or old because we’re not fixed — if we mature; but will probably develop into a fixed behavior and personality if we don’t.
As our seasons change there should be no loss of energy, (mentally speaking) but an understanding be it a person, place, or thing. If there is a loss of energy, ask yourself — did you mature and assume different values; if so, was what you grew from really a waste of time? Which one is it?
This last example is about your soul: How many things of greater value do you put off or avoid completely to do something else of lesser value? How long do you engage in lesser value? Is it until time is about to expire on the greater value so you’re rushed and give a poor just getting by representation, or do you just decide to miss out on the greater value completely letting its opportunities, findings, wisdom, understanding and knowledge remain hidden to you but bearing light for others to define you as — slow? So, what’s influencing this style of behavior if this is you because it’s not of God but a lack of maturity; a self-centered, non-discernment of values, and a conscience, deliberate decision to be satisfied in wasted time; being bored, fed up, and depressed. So, which one is it? One deals with maturity and the other a lack of it.
So, what’s wasted time or different values? It’s all in the eye of the beholder — left for the world to define as it sees fit if the beholder shows no concern.
Gaidi