Time Man

My biggest pet-peave is tardiness--either being late myself (rare) or having to wait for others who are late (frequent). I think being late to an appointment or to accomplish a task shows a significant lack of respect for others and also reveals a certain amount of personal incompetence in that you can't plan well enough to keep a commitment you've made. I can freely accept someone being late as long as they are considerate enough to notify me in advance that they can't meet a time commitment--just a phone call to let me know what's going on will do fine. But if you keep me waiting, wasting my time with no explanation, you will find me in a foul mood when you finally arrive.

With this pet peave in mind, if I could have any super-power I wanted, I would choose the power to control time. I'd have a cool super hero name like "Chronos" (definitely not "Time Man") and I'd go around fighting crime and doing good deeds--even saving the world every once in a while. I'd be rich of course, but I'd make my money selling antiques (amazingly preserved) and as the publisher of a small on-line blog that was eerily accurate in getting breaking news stories first and with the greatest accuracy. How cool would that be?

I think God's omniscience and omnipotence must spring in part from a mastery of time. Makes sense, right? Given the opportunity to freeze time but still operate in space, imagine what a person could accomplish and become given the opportunity to study, practice, observe, and do in that frozen space. One of my all-time favorite movies is "Groundhog Day." The evolution of Bill Murray's character is fascinating. He went from being a narcissistic glutton, suicidal criminal, and selfish manipulator to an accomplished, caring, gentleman worthy of respect and love. While I accept God's reality is infinitely vaster than my own, I still have a strong hunch that mastery of time is part of what allows Him to be Him.

If my request to be "Chronos" the master of time were turned down, I'd probably settle for the ability to fly. Looks like I'm out of time to write tonight--Bravo Flight meeting in 20 minutes. I don't want to be late.