Who controls time: us or it? Surely, you’ve asked yourself this question at least once in your life. Now imagine standing behind the clock’s face. Do you feel like time is within your grasp? The gears and levers seem to be there for you to control, but is that truly possible? Can we ever reverse the flow of time, or is it an illusion? Perhaps the clock hands can be made to spin backwards, but will the past really return to us? Or will it be just that—a movement of hands, nothing more?
Time, with all its precision, seems indifferent to our desires. We might learn to measure it, study its rhythms, and even feel as though we understand its mechanics. But can we ever truly master it? In this moment, surrounded by the intricate machinery, the question remains: do we govern time, or does time govern us?
Perhaps the real answer lies in accepting that while we can’t change its course, we can learn to flow with it—or maybe that’s just another illusion.
