New Beginnings

Tonight on New Years Eve the world is waiting till the clock strikes 12:00 to ring in another year and bring about the changes they hope to find in the new year. As the world sits waiting for the clock it's interesting to think that time is a human construct that was created in order to give our lives order and structure in the everlasting chaos that surrounds us. In Waiting For Godot Estragon and Vladimir have no semblance of time and remain waiting for the mysterious man known as Godot without any real clue as to when he will or will not arrive. The lack of "time" leads to their constant questioning of what they are doing and why and is a common theme that can be found within man. As man waits on the clock to strike, dictating what is to come in the new year, it lends me to question what would become of the world if "time" had not been created?

Would families gather to celebrate new beginnings and cherish the time their spending or would another day go by where loved ones forget to tell the ones they love most that they hope their future becomes what they want to make of it? I believe time allows us to remember the memories that are most important to us and gather those around us whom we love while we still can. Although it can seem to be a burden at times, a constant reminder of things we need to get done under a certain "time" constraint, I think ultimately time is important to who we are and how we develop. Estragon and Vladimir almost reduce them selves to suicide because they have no indicator of when time will finally bring what they are waiting for, and I feel without "time" as a measurement of things to come, this would be the fate of many more people. Overall I feel time is important to us and the new beginnings it brings are capable of changing the world and everyone waiting on that clock tonight.