Life in 30 Seconds

I was dosing off trying to think of an idea for a TV script the other day and when I had finally come up with one I was stuck with trying to fit it all into 30 seconds. This is the challenge we go through every day. No matter how big the idea or how great the story it still has to start and finish in 30 seconds.

As I looked around me, at my colleagues sitting in other cubicles, some on the floor, some on the desks, some actually on chairs, I saw that they were doing the exact same thing, trying to fit an entire story into just 30 seconds.

Made me really sit back and think about the years that had gone by and the precious time that had been wasted on absolutely nothing. Made me realize that we put all of our effort into giving something or someone a life that lasts for 30 seconds and yet we cannot do the same thing for ourselves.

I watched my friends closer and tried seeing them beyond who they were on the surface. And it was only then that I saw how many lives had changed in just 30 seconds. I saw the unasuming man who was told his drinking could consume him, he had made the decision to ignore that warning in 30 seconds.

I smiled at the old friend who had now become distant because his girlfriend didn’t like me. She had convinced him in 30 seconds. He had also changed his mind later, in the same span of time. I encouraged the junior who needed a lot more guidance, even though he had proved himself to be a great ideas person in just 30 seconds. I turned away from the woman who pointed out mistakes in others, she had made the biggest one of her life in less than 30 seconds.

I smirked at my boss who had changed her opinion of me during a phone call that had lasted for just over 30 seconds.

I thought of the day that I made love for the first time, the threshold had been crossed within a simple 30 seconds.

Simple message as always… Try and live your life today as though you had only 30 seconds to do it. Trust me, you’ll end up living a lot more than you thought you could.

Love you all….

B.