Article January 1, 1966 Issue

Dominion over the Limitations of Time

FREDERICK J. BRIGHT

Time is a great factor in human affairs. Through all human activity time must be observed so that men may perform their duties and keep their appointments punctually. The great advances made in the physical sciences have lifted many burdens from the shoulders of humanity, yet time itself seems more pressing.

An individual seems to be the slave of time from the moment of his appearance on the human scene until his departure. His age is recorded according to the time that has passed since his birth. No sooner is he counted into the population than the process begins of counting him out again.

The writer remembers the depression that settled upon him when in early years he recognized this pointless cycle. He was nothing bettered when in school he had to learn by heart what is popularly referred to as "The Seven Ages of Man" from Shakespeare's "As You Like It," though later he appreciated the rich language. On certain occasions too he joined in singing a hymn by Isaac Watts, two lines of which run as follows:

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