The long summer days are getting tired. Summer is yawning in a new season. The morning air has a bite, the angle of the sun is lower on the horizon and the night, once again, is conquering the daylight hours. Fall is arriving. It begs the question, “Where has the summer gone?”
It seems like it was just last week when I arrived in Toronto for the summer. It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly two and half months. I once heard someone compare life to a roll of toilet paper. The roll unravels slowly at first, but as you get closer to the end, it goes faster and faster. Likewise, as we progress through the years, the speed at which we experience time increases day after day and week after week.
In my mind, I’m still 16 or 17. I’m still new to this world, discovering this beautiful, fantastic universe. But alas, my body – the vessel of my consciousness – is catapulting through my life’s time line. In chronological years, I’m 25.
Years are really minutes. Days are seconds. Our human life is so short. It’s the flutter of a hummingbird’s wings. It’s the blink of an eye. It’s the beat of a heart.
But in those precious moments, we accomplish so much. We see the world in a way it’s never been seen. We share our love with all of creation. And we shine our bright light so that all may bask in its glow.
That which is eternal has leased these human bodies for such a short time in order to live, to learn, to grow and to be. Our journey is truly remarkable.
But really, where has summer gone?
August 27, 2008 at 8:08 am
WOW! I’m only 15, and I read your blogs and I’m immediately inspired by what you’ve said (:
Truly amazing!
Lifes journey is truly remarkable, and mines only just started!
August 27, 2008 at 9:10 pm
yes its true that the summer is coming to a fast end.
this summer hasnt been the best but here in nyc it has been great. b ut september weather the last few years have been more like august. and oct has been mor elike september. maybe you should move to nyc for the summer months as they arelonger . but yes it is true that the older you get the faster time flys. at 45 i have been noticing it more and more that is why its best to take time to enjoy life as it happens as if you wait it will just past you by.
August 27, 2008 at 8:40 am
Summer gone? psht. You should take a trip down to LA. The days are still hot, long and filled with shirtless men walking the streets. Oh the joys of Southern California!
August 27, 2008 at 9:28 am
If you feel that way at 25 – wait until you are 45 – life is like a roll of toilet paper – the closer you get to the end the faster it goes!
August 27, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Yeah Paul, that was my first thought on reading the latest post.
25, phew, only between and third and quarter way to his REAL winter.
All I can say Davey, is don’t even think for more than 2 seconds about the physical effects of getting old because it is inevitable and certainly not unique to oyu…..get over it and look at what benefits there are in getting old…..ie, the experience, experiences, learning and memories gained…..getting old is only a side effect or consequence of glorious life.
If you draw the parallel of summer/winter and young/old, you’d better consider that after every winter a new spring comes along and celebrate it.
Move on and whatever you do, don’t mourn a summer waning, there will be another one along soon.
Cheers mate.
Greg
August 27, 2008 at 9:52 am
Driving in our golf cart, down the first fairway yesterday morning, Dad and I both felt the chill in the air and he commented that the first frost is only a couple of months away. This is my favorite time of year, when nature adorns herself with the rich colors of celebration for another bountiful harvest.
“Can I sail through changing ocean tides;
Can I handle the seasons of my life?” – Landslide
I even love Indiana winters. Standing in the silent woods while a heavy snow falls is such a peaceful feeling to me. I immediately turn into a wide-eyed child at the wonder of it all. I cannot wait to watch the cardinals feeding at the bird feeder after a fresh fallen snow.
August 27, 2008 at 10:53 am
„Now nothing seems as strange as when the leaves began to change“
Autumn is a little bit depressing (I really like it -lol-).
I love the winter. Especially x-mas. What a wonderful time! Everybody is nice, everybody is exited. Best food of the year. I love it!!!
And than spring … I love the new green of the trees. Life comes back. There seem to be no borders. Everything is possible.
Love it!
August 27, 2008 at 11:06 am
Hi Dave, Blog Buddies,
Yes, summer is starting to get ready for another years slumber. But Summer is like Christmas, if it were all year long, we would lose our appreciation for it.
I love when the seasons change. After a hot, humid summer, I’m eager to feel/smell the cool, crisp air. I long to see the changing colors of the fall leaves. As the days get shorter and the number of hours of darkness increase, I look forward to the cozy feeling of being inside on a cool fall evening, with a fireplace going and curling up with a good book.
Summer, thanks for visiting. Enjoy your vacation.
Hello Autumn, pull up a chair and stay a while.
Peace all,
Craig.
August 27, 2008 at 3:26 pm
… and we will enjoy you (autumn) with a little candle,
a class of wine and the wonderful thoughts of davey wavey
August 27, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Summer left without saying goodbye. In the middle of the night, when I was in deep sleep, she packed her things and left town. No explanation. No farewell.
She just left…
August 27, 2008 at 7:57 pm
well, just welcome Miss Fall, she is a big old girl.
you will love her
August 28, 2008 at 12:22 am
Again with the big girls, what’s with you Mike?
August 28, 2008 at 5:21 am
again erica..what is it with you and big girls.
you seem to be upset with something.
would you perfer that I say “he was a skinny man?”
I don’t think I have said anything out of the way.
so give it a rest erica
August 27, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Existing in the moment, from second to second, with no reprieve of going back to the ones past or seeing what’s ahead in those to come, is truly a surreal experience.
The summer has not vanished completely, and there will be time for goodbyes.
Such a wonderful post.
Ciao – J
August 27, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Four Seasons Of South Carolina:
Almost Summer
Summer
Still Summer
Christmas !
August 27, 2008 at 10:48 pm
In Michigan, we have winter and the 4th of July. I think I’ll take my boat down to the lake and set it free. Thousands of dollars a year and I used it twice this year. It’s not right to keep it in captivity.
August 28, 2008 at 12:23 am
Maybe we should set Mike free for the same reason.
August 27, 2008 at 12:16 pm
David,
Weather forecast for my city (by the sea):
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Aujourd’hui
Ciel dégagé Dernière mise à jour 27 août 2008 18:30
27°C ressentie 27°C
18:30 CEST
mer.
Beau temps Max. 26°
Min. 16°
Humidité: 45%
Vent: NNE/19 km/h
Visibilité: 9.99 km
Point de rosée: 14°
Pression: Inconnu
Lever du soleil : 7:19
Coucher du soleil 20:52
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I shall say 28°C – 29°C effectively. I’m still having fun at the beach and enjoy swimming after work.
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+++ Here, it seems summer doesn’t want to quit us. Good thing !
Bye,
August 28, 2008 at 10:13 am
i thought you were german
August 28, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Connor,
Sorry to disappoint you.
I’m French (celt origins) with a mother Norvegian but it’s true that I spend most of my vacation in Germany (Palatinate) in a city not very far from Ludwidshafen.
I asked once if what I was writing was comprehensible by David. If you believed I was German, I doubt that David understands all I wrote.
bye,
ps : are you english or american ?
August 27, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I never get sad about the end of summer because I’m too busy anticipating the beginning of Fall! I *LOVE* the Fall!
August 27, 2008 at 1:22 pm
What summer???? Here in Central NY state we have not had a summer yet. We got maybe 2-3 nice days, but that was it. Now it very nice, but Fall weather. Sunny cooler days and very cool nights. Snow will be here next time we look out.
August 27, 2008 at 2:20 pm
It has been pissing down in Wales since January and at this moment it is still nice and warm and WET.
Don’t see how the Winter can top the summer for Rain?
I understand your comparing life with the seasons of the year, BUT that was before man destroyed the seasons with his greed for money.
Now we all have to suffer so that a few can have everything……….
August 27, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Where has it gone? I live in Toronto and the real question WHEN does the summer start?
August 27, 2008 at 3:06 pm
My body is in the perpetual summers of south Florida. Hurricane season is here, and we just had a brief reminder of the power and energy that nature can dish out. I love this time of year here, as well as the fury of hurricanes. I’ve been in 4 since I moved to Florida 6 years ago. Despite the devastation, I feel I absorbe the energy and that it puts life into perspective.
Our ancestors loved and lived their lives, knowing that life could be short for any number of reasons. Did they have any regrets? If they did, I’m sure it was for what they didn’t do.
We have the advanage of being able to take life a little easier. Perhaps that is why mentally we can stay in the spring and summers of our youth so long, while our bodies can feel autumn’s sneaky approach. You will never be more physically beautiful than you are right now…your mind is a different story. Take care of both. Renter’s insurance will not cover them, and you will find they are the only things you truly own.
100 years from now… will anyone know you existed, what you loved, that life was good? Take the time to love and live.
August 27, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Damn its funny that you posted this and when the same day I started school which is why I couldn’t posted this up earlier I’m usally the first ones here. Summer just flew by this year. Actually its funny that in your mind your 16 but really 25. I feel the same way but in my mind I’m 26 but Im really 16, I feel mature then some people in school.
August 27, 2008 at 6:47 pm
It is hard for me to relate to the coming of fall today, because it was 101º F here with a heat index of 121º F today in humid Southwest Louisiana. That being said I totally agree that time seems to move faster and faster as we get older. I guess the secret is to live each minute to the fullest, so there are no regrets.
Thanks for another great post Davey.
Peace
August 27, 2008 at 7:10 pm
I have an explanation for why time goes faster and faster all the time. When you are 1 year old, one year is 100% of your life. When you are 100 years old, one year is only 1% of your live and that’s why it feel so much less. Im now 22, and I also still feel like being 18 years old. Life goes on.
Thank u Davey for being so great. Greetings from Finland!
August 27, 2008 at 7:53 pm
25, phew, only between and third and quarter way to your REAL winter, Davey.
All I can say Davey, is don’t even think or grieve for more than 2 seconds about the physical effects of getting old, because it is inevitable and certainly not unique to you.
I’m not suggesting you have a bad fixation for this inevitability, but whatever, get over it and look at what benefits there are in getting old…..ie, the experience, experiences, learning and memories gained…..getting old is only a side effect or consequence of glorious life….and I’m sure you, and everyone knows it….but maybe it is a point that needs revisiting from time to time to refocus ourselves on what is really important, life.
….and maybe if you draw the parallel of summer/winter to young/old, you’d better consider that after every winter a new spring comes along and celebrate it…? Life after death? I wish I could believe in that, especially if it is a conscious life after death, but somehow facts and life have taught me this is not even a remote possibility, pity. I’ll just have tog et used to the fact that the flame will go out one day, permanently, so I’d better make the most of the light.
So, move on, and whatever you do, don’t mourn a summer season waning, there will be another one along soon.
Cheers mate.
Greg
August 27, 2008 at 8:00 pm
…and what is wrong with winter anyway?…..ah yeah, it gets cold without a shirt.
August 27, 2008 at 9:59 pm
your messages truely touch me. i now think of the world totaly differently. my life has only just begun and i have a long way to go.
August 28, 2008 at 12:56 am
Where has summer gone…Helloooo are you kidding me !!!
Here in Belgium we wonder:
“when will summer start”.
This year there was no summer at all.
no long hot summernights, only a few days when we had ‘reasonable’ temperatures. the sun didn’t show her all that much… I tell you one thing. do not come to Belgium for nice weather, cause now since at least 4 years summer sucked.
But yes it is true, summer has gone and here we go from spring into autumn.
Already a few weeks back it felt like end of october..
Where can I go to feel some rays of sun on my skin. I need my vitamin D…. Badly.
Lets forget the whole thing now, an,d let us dream about nice Christmas evenings next to the fireplace.
Aaahh, cosy, warm, sensuel…
August 28, 2008 at 10:17 am
you sound pained and losing control from your post?? what gives – one mixed up kid trying to grow up … one day – also time factor – one blog you say there is no time and now you painfully describe its escaping you – which is it for you?