Nicholas walked up to me as I was sitting in the family room.
Dad, he said, I figured something out. What’s that son?
Time is the most important thing. When you think about it, time is all we have.
You know what else? What, I asked?
All this matter, everything around us, you know the things you hear about like dimensions and stuff, none of them could exist without time. Without time, nothing exists. Without time, we don’t exist.
Time is the most important thing.
And then he walked off.
We can be frustrated by the lack of accountability in others or the seeming unwillingness of others to be held to account. Long ago I learned to stop looking for accountability in the world outside and look within myself. If others see you as one who accepts the consequences of being called to account, then they will be encouraged to accept being held accountable. Those who demand accountability in others but who are unwilling to be held accountable, drive people away. Do as I say but not as I do, does not work with professionals.