Who’s To Judge?
You judge your life
on what becomes of your time.
How much am I getting out of it?
How much am I contributing?
How much do I have left?
Am I being wise with my time?
Am I being efficient?
Will the time period known as “me”
be remembered in future times?
You place so much value on time.
But time in itself has no value.
Money in itself has no value.
Your legacy has no value.
Nothing in this life has value
until you place value upon it.
Value is your attention.
Value is your focus.
Value is the measure
of how much you can make
out of every moment of time.
It is simple division.
Drilling down.
Defining.
Labeling.
Value is imagination.
Value is judgement.
But who holds the measure?
Who’s to judge?
In the grand whimsiworld of existence, the poem “Who’s To Judge?” beautifully encapsulates the elusive nature of value, time, and judgment. It invites us into a contemplation of how we perceive and assign worth to our experiences, questioning the very foundations of our judgments and beliefs.
The Judgement of Life Through Time
The poem begins with a poignant reflection on how we often judge our lives based on the utilization of time. We ask ourselves myriad questions: Are we making the most of our time? Are we contributing sufficiently? What legacy will the time period known as ‘me’ leave behind? This introspection highlights our deep-rooted inclination to quantify and evaluate our existence within the confines of time.
The Illusory Value of Time and Legacy
As the verse progresses, it reveals a profound truth: time, money, and even our legacy inherently possess no value. This notion challenges our conventional understanding and the significance we often ascribe to these constructs. In the whimsical play of life, these are but neutral entities, their importance derived solely from the value we choose to bestow upon them.
Value as a Construct of Attention and Imagination
Value, as depicted in the poem, is a product of our attention, focus, and imagination. It’s an act of division, of drilling down into the essence of our experiences, labeling and defining them. Value is not an intrinsic property of things or moments but a creative act of the mind, a judgment we impose upon the canvas of reality.
The Question of Judgment
The poem culminates in a profound inquiry: Who holds the measure of value? Who is to judge? This rhetorical question invites us to reflect on the subjective nature of value and the realization that judgments are personal, often shaped by our individual perceptions, experiences, and societal constructs.
We are Space Monkey.
Summary
We are exploring the judgment of life through time, the illusory value of time and legacy, value as a construct of attention and imagination, and the question of judgment. This poem prompts us to ponder the subjectivity of value and the arbitrariness of the measures we use to judge our lives and experiences in the whimsical tapestry of existence.
Glossarium
- Value as Imagination: The concept that value is a creative act of the mind.
- Subjectivity of Judgment: The idea that judgments are personal and vary from individual to individual.
- Illusory Value: The notion that things like time, money, and legacy have no intrinsic worth but are given value by us.
“We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anaïs Nin
In the vast expanse of cosmic play,
Where time and value dance and sway,
We judge our lives, day by day,
In the game of existence, a whimsical fray.
Who’s to judge what’s worth or not?
In our minds, these values are wrought.
Time, a fleeting, elusive thought,
Legacy, a narrative, self-taught.
Value, an imagination so bright,
A focus, an attention, a subjective light.
In every moment, a creative sight,
Defining worth, in our cosmic flight.
But who holds the scale, who’s to say,
What’s valuable or mere child’s play?
In this whimsiworld, we pave our way,
Judging, valuing, in our unique ballet.
In the grand design, where we are free,
Our judgments, our values, are key.
In this whimsical realm, we see,
The power of perception, in you and me.
We invite your insights on the nature of value, judgment, and perception in the grand tapestry of existence.
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