wealth’s gift in freedom from time

[Chadders]

I was recently listening to the Power of Now for a second time and there’s a section where Eckhart talks a lot about how the concept of time keeps you out of the now. Time as a conception will always keep you trapped in the mind. 

this got me thinking about the unspoken advantage to being rich. Being rich is not only freedom from wage slavery but it’s freedom from time. 

think about it. If you are just like any other Joe with a job and responsibilities then time has to play a crucial role. What time do I get up in the morning? Is it a week day or weekend? What meetings have I got scheduled? Deadlines? 

but imagine if you were wealthy enough you did not need to work and let’s say you had no other external responsibilities like having children then time becomes way more optional. It doesn’t matter what time you get up or go to bed. You go with what you feel like. What difference does it make if it’s a weekend or a week day? It’s all the same. You have no deadlines, no meetings to schedule and be ready for 

with this considered I reckon this is a big  advantage to being wealthy how you can practically disconnect from time and naturally over time you find it easier to connect with the now. You can basically cast aside time pretty much altogether if you chose to. Like buddhist monks at the temple aren’t keeping time but us regular working people have no choice

just thought it’s an interesting benefit. Of course a lot of wealthy people are not conscious enough to even consider this and have no idea how to use their wealth properly either hoarding or blowing it all 

obviously you can have all these time commitments and still detach but is it as easy to do so? No it’s not. Time is integral to your survival. You have to work and keep track of time

[cjoseph90]

Yes good reminder. Good post! Definetly biggest benefit, not trapped in wage slavery.

[Ishanga]

I've thought abou this allot, and when I buy a lottery ticket when the jackpot is high, its the physical freedom that is the most attractive part of being Wealthy, I despise the present day economic system, its no different from slavery of the old days, but our culture has conditioned us to see it as the best time ever, in the best system ever, but its slavery to time and money, I spend more time at work and in traffic than at home with family, and what I see everyday out there in the world is slavery, stress, and suffering of all sorts, especially in the big city, its chaos here, nothing is built right, going right, so with individual weath I could get out of this trap and be more free on that level. When on vacation back home where I am from, away from big city stressors, I had laughing fits for no real reason, it just came out, so that would be more wanted and availabe with wealth, its just a better way to live...Good Post!!

[koops]

Exactly. One of the best things money can buy is time.

And the possibility to think and work in the things you really want.

[Chadders]

@koops Is does give you time but because of that it means you have freedom from it. You don’t need to be on time for anything anymore. Does it really matter what time of day it is if there are no real survival commitments for work and other responsibilities?

A liberation from time can help with the spiritual process of connecting with the now