Big Ben is sleeping
They stopped the chimes of Big Ben for a day.
Tourists were left confused as they anticipated the dull drone coming from St. Stephen’s Tower and Bell. There they were gazing up to the clocktower at Westminster, watching and waiting. Then there was only silence.
A couple of people actually checked their watches to see if they had the right time. Was the famed British clock late? Nothing wrong there, really. They just decided to do some maintenance and repairs. But it sure got a lot of people confused.
Seems fitting that we all try to make the most of our time, but we seem to take it for granted. Then we end up wishing we had more time.
For once, today, we got that.
Well, at least an extra hour. In the winter, daylight savings means the clocks go back an hour. Simple really, but a lot of people forget to do this and actually show up early for work for once.
It’s easy to take the extra hour for granted. But look at it closely, that’s 60 minutes. 3600 seconds. Each in itself is a moment added to a day in the world. Another instance to shape our lifetime. What do you do in that hour?
And yes, I was still running late for work.
