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I've never worn a wristwatch regularly. They usually made my skin irritated and sweaty. I hate the feeling of them. I don't wear any jewelry for that matter.
For a few years I wore a pocket watch. I love them. I would wear one today, except the only one I have right now is broken (the back won't stay on).
As for telling time, I'm constantly looking at the time, whether it's the computer clock, my cell phone, or parking meters as I walk by them on the sidewalk.
I don't always feel rushed; I just like to know what time it is or whether I'm on schedule. I don't like being late...for anything.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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