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When The Best Is Yet To Be.

This HAS to be the case.

Aldric Chen
3 min readMar 17, 2021
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I argue that we are the best yet to be. That has to be the case in time-continuum. Theoretical Physicists describe time as an Arrow of Time as it punctuates backward motion. There is no way we can go back in time.

We can only move forward.

It applies to self-improvement, self-development as well, in my humble opinion.

With time, we can only move forward. The hands at the clock do not bother themselves with our bad days or emotions. It does not shout time-out when you want it to. It is without mercy, and it is addicted to the notion of a better future. It marches forward relentlessly, with total disregard to our whims and fancies.

Scream, shout, sleep all you want. Time moves along. In that regard, life is equally fair and cruel to the lazy or productive. If we are hardworking, we produce across time. When we are lazy, time passes us through as if we are a well-lubricated barrel.

Ah. It reminds me of people who have no faintest idea of personal finance. They spend every dollar they earn, only to live in poverty during retirement. I know it sounds brutally sad. Just like the dimension of time, reality cannot be confused with self-pity.

It is what it is.

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Aldric Chen
Aldric Chen

Written by Aldric Chen

Singaporean. 24x Top Writer (as of June 2023). Eavesdropper. I uncover interesting stories around me.

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