More Time Than Money
What did she mean? I apologized to her from blocking the aisle while my nose was almost on the freezer door, trying to ascertain that my eyes were not playing tricks on me. Bulk frozen peas for three dollars? I moved the grocery cart out of the way. Some of these aisles are one-way. They can’t accommodate two carts at a time and I’m a very good driver. On real roads, that is. She accepted my apology and said:
“No problem. I have more time than money.”
What did she mean? She’s not here to answer the question, so I’ll give it a shot. I mulled over Donald Trump’s situation then decided to ditch it because he has both. Time to delay his criminal trials and money to pay lawyers to make it happen, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Please indulge me, while I try to join the dots between time and money. Not everything needs money. There’s a Yoruba (Nigerian) proverb that: when lizards are on the wall, you don’t know which one is pregnant. Funny, how I never connected lizards with pregnancy, until I heard that proverb in a movie. Lizards don’t need money, just time to continue scaling the wall, until the babies arrive. I assume it will be more than one because it’s normal with animals. I stood transfixed on a river bank, the first time I saw a goose with six kids. She didn’t need money, just a river and time to teach them how to paddle.
“I have more time than money.”
Why waste time thinking about what she said? It’s simple. She needs money to survive. Her time is useless because she is broke. How do we fill up time, the 24 hours a day? By spending money. Name one day that went buy without you spending money.
Nonqaba waka Msimang
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